Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:20:
- Uma: “If a person swears mentioning the offering burning table, it means he mentions the table and all that is burned on it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore if a person swears and he makes the-place-for-putting the sacrifice his witness, all that is placed on it is included,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore if there is one who makes a promise, and he calls upon the altar in the House of God, it is not just the altar that he is calling on, he is also calling on the sacrifice that is placed on the altar.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The altar of-course! Therefore the one who swears and he takes the altar as his witness, it is not just the altar he takes but rather also what has been offered on the altar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why as long as in making a promise you mention the altar, of course you also include as having been mentioned all that is burned there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Yet the person who calls upon the altar as witness isn’t just calling upon the altar, rather he is calling as witness all that is on the altar.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
