Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:20:
- Yatzachi Zapotec: «He said to them clearly, ‘I am not the Christ, the person whom God is to send to help the nation of us Israelites.'»
- Ojitlán Chinantec: «He said, ‘I am not the Christ, the chosen of God for a particular task.’ John showed the truth. He did not speak lies.»
- Huehuetla Tepehua: «Well he admitted the truth. He immediately made it plain to them that he wasn’t Christ whom it was said God would send.»
- Mezquital Otomi: «. . . I am not the Christ, whom God chose.»
- Alekano: «Then not denying it, revealing it, he told them this: ‘I am not the Christ.'»
- Chol: «John did not keep it a secret . . . » (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: «Yohanes answered them plainly, he said to them: ‘I am not the Redeemer King.'» (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: «Yahiya did not hide (anything) instead really confessed/spoke the truth, he said, ‘I am not the Almasi.'» (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: «And this is what John said because he did not hide it. He said, ‘As for me, I am not the one chosen by God to rule.'» (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: «Juan didn’t deny the truth of it but rather he admitted saying, ‘I am not the Messiah.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: «He really didn’t make-claims for himself but on the contrary he told the truth, saying, ‘It’s not I who am the Cristo who is that promised Savior King.'» (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: «John straightly spoke. He said, ‘I am not the Christ whom God appointed to rule.'» (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)