complete verse (Mark 10:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 10:15:

  • Uma: “Indeed I tell you: If you don’t submit to God like a child, you will not become his people/crowd in his Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘if the trusting of a person in God is not like the trusting of children, na, that person is really not included in the ruling of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This that I say to you is true, that if there is a person whose faith in God is not like the faith of one of these little children, then God can’t rule over him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “This that I say to you is true that if you do not receive God’s ruling of you like the way a child receives-it, you absolutely will not be included there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “This which I will say to you is true, that whoever won’t cause himself to be like a little child in his submission to the rule/control of God really won’t be able to enter this kingdom of his.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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