Language-specific Insights

complete verse (John 7:41)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:41:

  • Uma: “Others of them said: ‘He is surely the Redeemer King!’ But there were also some who said: ‘Ah, he is a Galilea person! It is not fitting that the Redeemer King appear from Galilea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Others also said, ‘He is the Almasi.’ But others said, ‘He is not the Almasi. For the Almasi is not from Jalil.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some others of them said, ‘He really is the king whom God has chosen.’ However some others said, ‘No, because it is not possible that the king should come from the province of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Others however, they said, ‘This one is the Messiah,’ while yet others said, ‘Is it indeed-the-case that (sarc. RQ) Galilea will be the origin of the Messiah?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Others, they said, ‘This is indeed that Cristo, the Savior King who was promised by God.’ But as for others, they said also, ‘Well what’s that, is Galilea where that King will come from?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Others said, ‘This one is the Christ.’ But others said, ‘That isn’t true. Because the Christ does not come from Galilee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:42)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:42:

  • Uma: “In the Holy Book it is written: The Redeemer King is a descendant of King Daud, and will appear from Betlehem town, the birth town of Daud.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The holy-book says hep that the Almasi is a descendant of King Da’ud and he should be born in the village of Betlehem for that is the place of King Da’ud.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because there is a written word of God which says that the king whom God chose, he will be the descendant of the long ago King David, and he will be born, it is said, in the village of Bethlehem which was also the village long ago of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Because what God caused-to-be-written says that the Messiah will be reportedly descended from King David and he will reportedly be born in Betlehem the town of David.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it indeed contained in our handed-down writings which are the Word of God, saying, ‘This Cristo, where he will come out from is the descendants of David, and where he will come from is Betlehem which is the town of David.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “It says in the Holy Book that the Christ is the descendant of King David. And he is a native of Bethlehem where David was from.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:43)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:43:

  • Uma: “With the result that the people just quarreled among themselves: some believed in Yesus, some did not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Therefore the people had different thoughts about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the thinking of the people could not agree about Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Thus it was that the spoken-opinion of the people about Jesus was contradictory.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Therefore because of that, the mind/thinking of the people was divided about him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “So the people weren’t in agreement in saying who Jesus was.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:44:

  • Uma: “There were some who wanted to arrest him, but no-one laid hands on him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Some of them wanted to arrest him but nobody even touched him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of the people there, they wanted to seize Jesus, but no one dared to grab him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were also those who wanted to arrest him, but none of them went to take-hold-of-him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Some, they wanted to arrest him then, but it’s like they still held back.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Some wanted to grab him to jail him, but no one grabbed him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:45:

  • Uma: “The guards of the House of God who were ordered to arrest Yesus returned to the Parisi people and the priest leaders. They had not succeeded in arresting him. Those leaders said: ‘Why didn’t you arrest him and bring him here?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “So-then the guards returned. The Pariseo and the leaders of the priests asked them, they said, ‘Why don’t you bring him here?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now the Pharisees and the leaders of the sacrificers, when the guards whom they had sent returned, they asked them, why they didn’t arrest Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, the Temple police returned to where the leaders of the priests and Pharisees were. They inquired of them, ‘Why didn’t you bring-him here?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those guards of the Templo who had been sent then returned to those chiefs of the priests and Pariseo who had sent them. When they arrrived, those who had sent them said to them, ‘Well were is the one we sent you to get? Why isn’t he with you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The police who had gone from the church returned there and went to where the Pharisees and the chief priests were. They were told, ‘Why didn’t you bring him?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:46)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:46:

  • Uma: “They answered: ‘Because we (excl.) have never before heard a person who speaks like he does!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The guards answered, they said, ‘Nobody has ever taught like the teaching of that person.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the guards answered, ‘The reason we weren’t able to seize him is because his preaching was very good. There has never been a man who could preach like his preaching.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘Emphatically no person can-equal his way of speaking,’ answered the police.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “They replied, saying, ‘Very respectfully to you, all this time, there’s been no man whose sayings were as wonderful.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The police said, ‘Never any where have we heard a person speak like this man does.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:47)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:47:

  • Uma: “Those Parisi people answered back/argued: ‘Ei! Has he deceived you too?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The Pariseo answered them, they said, ‘Has he fooled you too?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Pharisee people said to them, ‘Have you also believed his lies?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the Pharisees mocked/downgraded them saying, ‘Has he also deceived you?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘Really you too apparently have now been misled also!’ said those Pariseo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Pharisees then said to the police, ‘You also are deceived.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (John 7:48)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 7:48:

  • Uma: “Look, there is not one of the leaders or of the Parisi people who believes in Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “We (excl.) the Pariseo, none of us (excl.) not even one believes in him. And likewise also the leaders of the Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for us, your leaders, is there even one of us who believes in him? No! Is there any Pharisee who has believed in Him? Not also!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Is it indeed-the-case that (sarc. RQ) there is even one of us (excl.) rulers and Pharisees that have believed in him?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘As for us (excl.) who are the chiefs and the Pariseo, who of us (excl.) have you observed who believes-in/obeys him? Isn’t it so that there aren’t any?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “You see that none of us authorities have come to believe in him — nor do the Pharisees believe.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)