complete verse (Luke 11:13)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:13:

  • Noongar: “Now you are bad people but you know how to give good things to your children. So God your Father will give much more; he will give the Holy Spirit to all people who ask him.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “No matter how evil you are, you know to give good [things] to your children. Even more so your Father who is in heaven. He definitely gives the Holy Spirit to people who request to Him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “You, even though you are sinful, you know (how) to give to your children all kinds of good things. More so really God, your Father in heaven will give you the Holy Spirit if you ask him to.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for you humans who are not righteous, if good is what you give children, how much more will our Father God in heaven give you the Holy Spirit if you ask this from Him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “You then who are bad, if you know to give your children good-things, surely even-more-so our Father in heaven will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, if as for you who are sinful, you know indeed to give good things to your children, isn’t it so that your Father in heaven does much more? He really will give his Espiritu Santo to him who truly requests from him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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