complete verse (Mark 15:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 15:17:

  • Uma: “They put on him a shirt that was reddish that was like a king’s shirt. They made a hat of thorny vines like a king’s hat and put it on him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then they dressed Isa in purple clothes like the appearance of a king’s clothes. Then they also twisted thorny vines, making (something) like the crown of a king, and they put it on his head.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They dressed him a red shirt because they were making fun of him pretending he was a king. And they braided a wreath of thorny vine and placed it on his head.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then they clothed Jesus in a red robe like what kings wore. They also wove thorns which they put-on-him -as-a-crown.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “What they did was, they cloaked Jesus with red like the clothing of a king. And then they made a circle of a thorny plant for they made a crown of it and crowned Jesus with it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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