Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:14:
- Uma: “For that man who doesn’t believe is offered to the Lord because of his wife. And the woman who does not believe is offered to the Lord because of her husband who believes. If it weren’t like that, certainly your children would be the same as the children of those who don’t believe in the Lord. But as it is, your children are certainly offered to the Lord because of the faith of one of their parents.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because you the ones trusting in Isa Almasi, even if your husband or wife does not trust in Isa Almasi they are like belonging to God because you are one. And your children also are like belonging to God. Because if this is not true your children are like the children of those who don’t follow God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For you who have believed in our Lord Jesus, who have spouses who are not believers, God will also bless your spouse because of you, even if he has not believed. And he will also bless your children. Because if this were not true, your children would be just like the children of people who have not believed in the Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the one who doesn’t believe has already been dedicated to God because of his/her being-one-with her/his spouse who believes. If this weren’t true, their children would not be counted in God’s estimation, but the truth of it is, they are also counted as having-been-dedicated to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For because his wife has become a believer, even though that man is not yet a believer, God will now separate him out from other men whose wives are not yet believers. Well, it’s just like that if it’s the woman who is not a believer, but her husband has become a believer. For if God’s regarding was not like that of people whose spouse has become a believer, of course his regarding of their children would not be like that either. But this is the truth, even their children, God also separates-them-out from other children whose parents are not believers.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the husband who is not a believer has part in the blessings which God gives to the wife who is a believer. If it were that only believers encountered God’s blessings, then the children wouldn’t be blessed. But it is well known that also children encounter the blessings which God gives to the father or mother who is a believer.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
