Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 6:64)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:64:

  • Uma: “But even so, there are still some of you who do not believe.’ Yesus said like that because he already knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe in him, and he also knew who it would be who would sell him to his enemies.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But some of you do not believe in me,’ said Isa. Isa said that because he really knew from the beginning as to who did not believe in him and as to who was the one to betray him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are some of you who do not believe in me,’ said Jesus. (The reason he said this was because he knew beforehand who it was who wouldn’t believe, and he knew also beforehand who would betray him.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “But there are among you those who don’t believe,’ Jesus said. He said that, because he originally knew who wouldn’t believe and who would betray him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But, well, there are some of you whose believing-in/obeying me has no truth to it.’ Jesus spoke like that for, from long before, he was already aware of who were the ones whose believing-in/obeying him wasn’t true, and who it was who would as-it-were trade him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But some among you do not believe in me.’ Jesus spoke like this because he already knew from the first who it was who did not believe and he knew who would betray him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:65)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:65:

  • Ojitlán Chinantec: “And also Jesus told those learners, ‘So I have already told you that nobody can come to me if my Father has not permitted it.'”
  • Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac: “And he said, ‘For this reason I told you that no one can belong to me if my Father does not cause him to think that he will follow me.'”
  • Aguaruna: “This also Jesus said: ‘This is why I told you that only those given me by my Father will come to me.'”
  • Lalana Chinantec: “. . . unless the Father causes the person to follow.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
  • Uma: “Yesus also said: ‘That is why I said earlier, not one person can come to me if they are not allowed by my Father.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And he also said, ‘This is the reason why I said to you that nobody can follow me if my Father God is not the one giving him the desire (to do so).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he continued speaking, and he said, ‘Because of this, I say to you that no one can follow me if he was not inspired by my Father God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he went-on to say, ‘This is the reason I told you that no one is able-to-come to me to believe if my Father doesn’t permit it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “He added on more saying, ‘Well since there are those who don’t indeed believe-in/obey me, that’s why I said to you that there’s no one who can submit to me except he is shown-grace/mercy by the Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then he said, ‘Therefore I have told you that no one is able to follow me unless the Father causes the person to follow.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:66)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:66:

  • Uma: “Beginning from that time, many followers of Yesus left him. They no longer wanted to follow him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Because of that many of Isa’s disciples left him and did no longer follow him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And beginning with that time, many disciples left him and no longer went about with him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And beginning from then, many of those who had been going-with him turned-their-backs, and they didn’t continue to go-in-a-group-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “At that, many of those he was teaching then dropped-off/gave-up. They no longer went about with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Then many left off following Jesus. They departed from him and no longer went with him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:67)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:67:

  • Uma: “So, he also asked his twelve disciples, he said: ‘Are you going to leave too?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore Isa said to his twelve disciples, ‘Na, you, do you also want to leave?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus said, to the twelve apostles, he said, ‘You also, will you leave me?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “So then, Jesus said to his twelve disciples, ‘And you now, will you also leave?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Jesus questioned those twelve whom he had chosen as his disciples. He said, ‘Are you also wanting now to leave me?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus asked the twelve learners, ‘Are you also wanting to do like the others who have separated from me?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:68)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:68:

  • Uma: “Simon Petrus said: ‘To whom would we (excl.) go, Lord? You alone are the one who speaks the word that gives good life forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Simon Petros answered, he said, ‘Sir, who is our (excl.) leader if not you? Only you can say words that cause life forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Simon answered, the one titled Peter, ‘There is no one else that we can follow because you alone teach the way how to get eternal life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon Simon Pedro said, ‘Lord, who else perhaps would we (excl.) follow? You (sing.) are definitely the one who speaks words that give life that is forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Simon Pedro answered, ‘Lord/Chief,’ he said, ‘well where would we (excl.) go since your teaching indeed is what can give life which is without ending?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Peter said, ‘Lord, there isn’t anyone else who we can follow. That word you speak is the word of the new life forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:69)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:69:

  • Uma: “We(excl.) have believed and we (excl.) know that You are the holy Messenger from God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “We (excl.) really believe now and we (excl.) really know now that you are the holy one sent from God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We believe in you because we know that you alone are the one chosen by God to rule.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for us (excl.), we (excl.) believed in you (sing.) and we (excl.) decidedly know that you (sing.) are the holy-one whom God appointed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “We believe and are sure that you really are that far-from-ordinary one who was entrusted/sent by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “We believe and know that you are the Son of God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:70)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:70:

  • Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I myself am the one who chose you twelve. But even so, one of you will become a devil.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘You are already my twelve disciples which I have chosen. But one of you has a demon/is demon possessed.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘As for me, I chose you, the twelve, however one of you is a servant of Satan.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘I am the one who chose you twelve, isn’t that so? But there is emphatically one of you who is demon-possessed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Isn’t it so,’ said Jesus, ‘you twelve people are the ones chosen by me? However it’s true, there is indeed one of you who still has an evil mind/inner-being.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘I have chosen you twelve people. And there is one among you who does the will of the devil.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 6:71)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 6:71:

  • Uma: “The one Yesus was aiming-at, was Yudas the child of Simon Iskariot. For even though Yudas was one of the twelve disciples, he was the one who would sell Yesus to his enemies.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa said this about Judas, the son of Simon Iskariyot. For this Judas was one of Isa’s twelve disciples and he was the one to betray Isa in the future.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The one he was speaking about was Judas the son of Simon Iscariot. Judas was one of the twelve and it was Judas who would betray him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The one he was speaking-of, it was Judas the child of Simon Iscariot, because even though he was one of his twelve disciples, it was he nonetheless who would later betray Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for that which Jesus said, the one he was referring to was Judas who was the Son of Simon Iscariote, because as for that Judas, even though he was included in those twelve chosen by Jesus, even so, well, that was the one who would trade him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Jesus was speaking of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. Because Judas was to betray Jesus and he was one of the twelve learners.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)