Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:11:
- Noongar: “But in the eyes of the disciples, everything the women said was only silly talking, and they did not see the truth.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But those disciples did not believe their words, they thought it was just words that they made up.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But the apostles did not believe what the women told for they said it was just idle-talk.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, the apostles of Jesus, they thought it wasn’t true and they didn’t believe the news of these women.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the apostles thought that what the women said was just foolish-chatter, so they didn’t believe (it/them).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the disciples thought-mistakenly that what those women were telling was just what-they -had-made-up. That’s why they didn’t acknowledge it as true.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 5:43:
- Uma: “‘You also know the teaching that says: ‘Love your (sing.) friends, hate your (sing.) enemies.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘You have heard this teaching, it says, ‘Love your friend and hate your enemy.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We know that which was taught long ago that we should treat our companions well, and our enemies, we will fight with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘You have heard what was commanded back-then saying, ‘Love your (sing.) friends, but hate your (sing.) enemies.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Isn’t it so that you (pl.) have heard the people’s saying/proverb, ‘Value your companions but hate your opponents.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You have heard the word taught to the people in past days, that they were told: ‘Love your friends. Concerning your enemies, do not love them,’ they were told.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 15:40:
- Uma: “So also the things in the sky, like the sun, moon and stars, they aren’t the same as the things on earth. The things in the sky have one kind of beauty, and the things on the earth have one [i.e., another] kind of beauty.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There are different kinds of bodies in heaven and there are also different kinds of bodies in this world. The beauty of the bodies in heaven is different and the beauty of the bodies on earth is different.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has created many things here on the earth and in heaven, and all of the things He has created are beautiful; however, the beauty of each one is not the same as others. The things which He created in heaven have a different kind of beauty, and the things which are here on the earth have a different kind of beauty.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The appearance/likeness of what is in the sky is also different from what is on the earth, so their beauty is not the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There is also a body suited-for-heaven/sky, and there is a body suited-for-earth. The praiseworthiness of the fitted-for-earth is different, and the praiseworthiness of the fitted-for-heaven/sky is different.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Similar to this are those in heaven. Their bodies are different in appearance than the appearance of the bodies of those here on the earth. Those in heaven have a different good appearance than the good appearance of those here on earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 24:43:
- Noongar: “He took the fish and ate in front of them.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He accepted it and ate it, so that they could see that he was not a ghost.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He took it and ate it in front of them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and he took the fish and he ate it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and he ate it in their sight.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He took it and ate it as they were all watching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:27:
- Uma: “What is the use of you thinking and being-nervous so much. For even if we (incl.) are continually busy thinking about many things, we (incl.) are not able to add to our (incl.) age even just one-night.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Who of you can prolong his life even for one hour when you worry/by worrying?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “No matter how a person cherishes his life, there is no way he can add even a little bit to it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Another thing, even if you are always worrying, can you lengthen your lives by even one hour?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well which of you can increase his life by even a little time through agitating his mind/thinking? Of course no one.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And how about the person who is worried that he isn’t tall, is he able to grow another forearm’s height because of his worrying?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 16:14:
- Uma: “All that you do, do with love.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Persevere in your love towards your companions whatever you do.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And whatever you do, always show your love for your companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Show your love to your companions in everything you do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What’s necessary is that, in everything you do, do it with true valuing your companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning all that you must do, you should love everyone concerned.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:24:
- Uma: “Those messengers of the Parisi people also said: ‘If you (sing.) are not the Redeemer King, you (sing.) are not the prophet Elia, you (sing.) are also not the prophet that was promised, why are you (sing.) baptizing people?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “These priests had been told to go there by very religious Yahudi called Pariseo.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for these people who were asking John, they were the sent ones of the Pharisees.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon those-aforementioned whom the Fafariseo (Pharisees) had sent said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those ones who were questioning, who were Pariseo, who had been sent by their fellows, (i.e. fellow Pariseo),” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Those men who went to talk with John were the messengers of the Pharisees.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:26:
- Uma: “‘But the person who hears my words and does not follow them, that person is like the foolish person who builds his house on top of sand.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And whoever hears those my words but does not follow/obey them, he is like a stupid man who built his house on sand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And whoever hears these advices of mine and he doesn’t carry them out, he is like a stupid person. This stupid person, he built on a sandy bank.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But the person who has been hearing what I am saying but he doesn’t believe/obey it, he can-be-illustrated by a foolish person who built his house on the sand/gravel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the person who, although he hears this teaching of mine, doesn’t obey it, he is like a stupid/simple-minded person, who jerry-built his house on the sand and didn’t put-posts-down-deep.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the person who hears all that I speak and does not do what I say, such a one is to be compared with a man who didn’t have any sense. He built a house on where it was sandy.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
