Haug was an erudite scholar and a talented linguist. He told his fellow scholars in Berleburg of his earnest desire “to provide a wholly pure Bible translation, to correct Luther’s translation, to render the meaning exactly according to the letter of God’s Word and according to its spirit. ”
उसे मजबूरन अपना घर छोड़ना पड़ा क्योंकि वहाँ के धर्मविज्ञानी उसे अपने धार्मिक विचारों का खुलकर प्रचार करने की इजाज़त नहीं देते थे ।