Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:8:

• Uma: «When the people saw what happened, they were afraid, they said: ‘No kidding the power of God! [Apparently] he really does give such big power like that to man!'» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: «When the people saw that, fear entered them. They praised God because he had given authority to mankind to do something like that.» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: «When the people there saw this, they were afraid, and they praised God because he had given to mankind authority like this.» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: «All the people were frightened upon seeing this while-simultaneously they also praised God because of his-giving authority like that to a person.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: «That crowd of people there were amazed who saw it, and fear came to them. They praised God who had given to man authority like that.» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: «Upon seeing what happened the people feared. But they praised God because it was apparent that God gave power for what this man did.» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)