Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:11:
- Mairasi: “(Also do not look down on them because I Myself People/person Child [Son of Man], My coming was so that I would look for the people whose faces were dry [lost])” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
- Uma: “[[Because my intention/plan, I the Child of Mankind, coming to earth, is to search for people who are far from God and to lift them from the punishment of their sins.]]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “(I, the Son of Man, my purpose for coming here to the world is to save the people who are far from God.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is so that I might free mankind so that they might not be punished because of their sins.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I who am Child of a Person, I came here to go look-for and save the lost people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And as for me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, the reason I came here was in order to free/save the ones being lost.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Man who came from heaven came to save the people who are lost.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)