complete verse (Acts 28:24)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 28:24:

  • Uma: “There were some who believed his words, there were some who did not believe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Some of them were convinced by his words but the others did not believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And some of them, they believed what he said, however, the others, they did not believe.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “There were those who were persuaded by what he was saying, but others however, they didn’t believe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “As for those explained to by Pablo, some believed, some didn’t.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Acts 28:24

Some of them were convinced may be rendered as “some of them believed that what he said was true.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .