Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:17:

• Uma: “How stupid you are, you are like blind people! Do you say/think that gold is more than the House of God! In fact it is the House of God that makes-holy the gold that is inside it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You are foolish/wicked and blind. Which is the greater, the gold or the big prayer-house/temple? The gold is only holy because it is inside the temple/prayer-house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are stupid blind people because evidently you think that the gold is greater than the House of God. It cannot be. Because as for the gold, the reason it contains the power of God is because it is inside the House of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “You blind-ones are too-much! It’s as if you have no mind/thoughts! What do-you-suppose is more-important? The gold or the Temple that causes-the gold -to-become holy?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “You blind (people)! Simple-minded/stupid ones! Which is much more important, that gold or the Templo which causes that gold at the Templo to be far-from-ordinary?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But it is because your hearts are foolish, you do not understand what is the meaning of what you say. Do you think that the gold is more important than the church which makes the gold holy?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)