complete verse (Luke 12:57)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:57:

  • Noongar: “Why don’t you know the way of doing right?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “‘Why do you still not make-clear your hearts and admit/confess what is true!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Why can’t you think for yourselves as to what is fitting/right to do?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘You don’t know what is the proper path to follow because your faith in God is just a pretense. It is much better if you believe today what I am teaching you, so that you might do as you do when for example, there is” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus continued parabling, ‘You should think about the right thing for you to do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Why don’t you stretch your mind/thinking, that you can judge what is good for you to do?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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