complete verse (Mark 3:4)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:4:

  • Uma: “After that, he said to the Parisi people: ‘According to the customs of our religion, which may we do on the worship day: do good or evil? Help others or kill others?’ But the Parisi people, they refused to answer him, they were just silent.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa asked the people, he said, ‘According to the law, what is right to be done on a day of-no-work? Doing good or doing bad/evil? Saving people or killing?’ But nobody answered.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then he asked the persons who were his enemies, he said, ‘What does our law permit us to do on the Day of Rest? Is it to help people who are having difficulty or it is to do harm to people? Is it to help people so that they don’t die or is it to kill them?’ They didn’t answer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘What does our law allow us to do on the day for-resting? To do good or bad? To save a fellow-man or kill?’ But they kept-quiet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then he questioned those people, saying, ‘Which is in accordance with the law, to do good or to do evil on the Day of Rest? Is it to save life or to kill?’ But none of those people there answered him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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