Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:13:

• Uma: “After that Yesus said to them: ‘If you do not know the meaning of that earlier parable, how will you know the meaning of other parables?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Na,’ said Isa to them, ‘you really-surprise-did not understand that parable of mine. If it is like that, you also don’t understand all the parables that I have taught you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘Do you understand this parable that I told you? If you don’t understand this, you will also not be able to understand my other teachings which are by means of parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t you understand this parable? If that’s how-it-is, how then will you understand other parables?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus also said, ‘Well don’t you understand those illustrations I gave? Then isn’t it so that you won’t understand if there are other illustrations next?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)