complete verse (John 15:23)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:23:

  • Uma: “People who hate me also hate my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Whoever hates me also hates my Father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The one who is against me, he is not just against me, but rather he is also against my Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The one who hates me, he also hates my Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Those who are-angry-at/hate me, they also hate my Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Now he who hates me also hates my Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on John 15:23

Whoever hates is once again a participial construction in Greek (literally “the one hating”), which is the equivalent of an indefinite relative clause (see 12.44). This verse is similar to 5.23.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on the Gospel of John. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1980. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .