complete verse (Matthew 5:45)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:45:

  • Uma: “Because if [we do] like that, we (incl.) have followed the behavior of God, our (incl.) Father who is in heaven. For God’s has a good heart [i.e., is kind] to all people: he makes the sun appear on good people and on evil people. He causes rain to fall on people who are straight and on people whose hearts are crooked.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “so that your customs will resemble the customs of God your Father in heaven. For God causes the sun to shine equally for the good people and the bad people. And he gives rain to the straight/righteous people and to the people who do bad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you do this, you will be like our Father God who is in heaven. Because as for God, he not only causes the sun to shine on the righteous people, but also on those who are not righteous, and it is not only the people whose doings are good that he gives rain to, but also those whose doings are bad.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “so that you will be counted as children of our Father in heaven. Because as-for him, he allows the sun that he created to shine on the good people and likewise also on the bad. He also sends the rain in order that the land of the righteous people and likewise also the not righteous will-be-rained-on.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For as long as you do that, it’s clear that you are true children of your Father who is in heaven. Because he causes the sun to rise so that all people will be shined on, whether their ways are evil or good. Like that too he causes it to rain on the straight/righteous and those who aren’t.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “If you do the words I tell you, then it will appear that you are children of your Father who is in heaven. Because concerning the sun God made, it is not only where the good people live that it does good, it is also where evil people live that it does good. Concerning the rain, it is not only where the good people live that it rains in their fields, it also rains on the fields of the evil people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
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