Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 2:7:
- Uma: “God’s purpose was that in the coming days, he [could] show how great [lit., no kidding] is the bigness of his love and the goodness of his heart to us, that we get from our connection with Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God did this so that he could show for all times that his love and mercy towards us (dual) is unspeakable because of what Isa Almasi has done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason He did this was so He could show to us (incl.) His very great kindness and His help to us forever by means of Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God did these-things in order that the largeness of his love and his mercy/grace that he has shown us because of Cristo Jesus would be seen forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He did like this so that, from now till forever, he would cause to be evident the unsurpassable sufficiency of this grace/mercy of his which he gave us absolutely-freely through this that Cristo Jesus did.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thus God has determined to happen in order that forever it will be plainly apparent that he very much loves us in that he caused that he saved us because we believed in Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 10:33:
- Uma: “The Yahudi people said: ‘It is not because-of your (sing.) good works that we (excl.) want to kill you (sing.). The reason we (excl.) want to kill you (sing.) is that you (sing.) make-small [i.e., belittle, blaspheme] God! Although you (sing.) are just a regular man, you (sing.) say that you are God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people answered, they said, ‘It is not because of your good deeds that we (excl.) want to stone you, but because of your saying bad things to God. You are just human but you say you are God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Jews answered him, ‘We are not stoning you for good works, but rather because you transgress God. Because why are you saying that you are God when you are only a person?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The Jews answered then saying, ‘It’s not the good-things you (sing.) have done that are the reason for our (excl.) stoning you (sing.) but rather your (sing.) deprecating God. You (sing.) are obviously a mere person, but there you (sing.) have made-yourself (sing.) -equal to him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was answered by the Judio saying, ‘Not because of those good deeds are we (excl.) wanting to stone you, but on the contrary because you are grabbing-for-yourself the praiseworthiness/glory of God, making yourself to be God when you are only a native human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews said, ‘Those good things which you do are not why we want to stone you. Rather we are going to stone you because you do not respect God with what you say. You who are just a human like us and you are saying that you are exactly like God.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 19:26:
- Uma: “Yesus looked at them and said to them: ‘If with the ability of mankind, certainly no-one. But as for God, there is nothing that he is not able [to do].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa looked at his disciples and said, ‘For mankind it is really not possible, but for God, nothing is difficult for him. He can do anything.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus looked at them saying, ‘It really isn’t possible for a person, but it is possible, by contrast, for God to cause a person to come to own life forever because he can do everything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus looked-intently at them and said, ‘As for people, they are not do able to do this, but as for God, he is-able-to-do everything.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus looked-straight-at them and spoke saying, ‘There really is nothing at all that a person can do which can save him. But as for God, he can do all things. He is the one who can save people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus looked at his learners and said: ‘For people, they cannot save their souls. But for God, he can do whatever he wants to do because nothing is impossible for him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 3:17:
- Uma: “to the point that Kristus remains living in your hearts because of your faith. I pray that your lives be based-on / underlaid-with with the love of God, and his love take-root in your hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May Almasi also remain there in your liver because of your trust in him. I also pray/ask that your love for God and for your fellow-men may be very firm.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “so that by means of your believing, your breaths might be lived in by Jesus Christ. And I beg also that He might perfect and strengthen your love for everybody. The reason I beg this is so that” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “so that Cristo will continue to remain in you on account of your faith in him. I request also that your love to God and to your fellows will become still stronger” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And also that, because of this trusting and believing of yours, Cristo will settle-down-(to-live) in your minds/inner-beings. I am also praying that your valuing and holding dear will like be-rooted and firmly established (lit.deeply set in the ground),” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I ask that for all you who believe in Christ, Christ alone may fill your hearts, and about your loving your fellow men, that very much from the heart you do so.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:23:
- Uma: “Yesus said to her: ‘Your (sing.) relative will rise again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to her, ‘Your brother will certainly live again.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Your older brother will come to life again.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘Your sibling will live again.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Marta, that brother of yours will indeed come alive again,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Your brother will live again.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:28:
- Uma: “You must follow my behavior, I the Child of Mankind. My purpose in coming to the world, is not be become one-who-orders. I came to become a ordered-one, and to give myself to be killed to redeem the wrongs of many people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For even I, the Son of Man,’ said Isa, ‘I did not come to ask for help from mankind but to help mankind. And I came to submit/surrender my life to redeem many people so that they will not be punished for their sins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it is like me, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is not that I might be helped by people, but rather that I might help and so that I also might allow myself to be killed so that I might redeem many people from slavery.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should follow-the-example of me who am Child of a Person, because I did not come to be served but rather so that I will serve people and give my life to redeem many.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Like me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human. I came here, not so that I would be served by others, but on the contrary I would be the one serving and to cause my life/breath to be severed, thereby taking the punishment for the sin of the people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “After all, the Man who came from heaven did not come just to sit and command. Rather he came to work, helping the people. And not only will he help them, he will even die to save many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 4:28:
- Uma: “People who usually steal, shouldn’t keep on stealing any longer. Rather they should work with their own hands hunting for their food, so that they can share with others who have a lack.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “A person who steals should stop stealing, instead he should work hard so that he has a living and so that he has something to help the poor.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As for the thief, He must stop stealing and work so that He might be able to get His living in a proper way so that He might help the poor.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is a thief among you, he should stop-it so that he will be emphatically industrious to work so he will have a proper livelihood and there will of course be that which he can-use-to-help those who are-lacking.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The person whose habit is stealing must drop (that) now and cause his sweat to drip in whatever good work, so that he will have that-with-which-to-help whoever has a lack.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the person who was a thief, he must separate from thieving and work. From his own work he will find what he needs for eating, and there will be that which he gives to people who are in need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 11:55:
- Uma: “At that time, it was nearly the big day of the Yahudi religion called Paskah Day. Before that big day arrived, many people from other towns went to Yerusalem, to wash themselves following the customs of their religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the festival of the Yahudi was near which they call the Festival For-Remembering. Many people from the different places went ahead of time to Awrusalam to purify their bodies before they were included in the festival.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Not long from then was the feast of the Jews called Passing By. And before the feast arrived, many people climbed up there to the village of Jerusalem coming from the other villages because they will carry out the religious belief of the Jews of cleansing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The fiesta of the Jews called Passed-By was near-in-time. So many went-uphill to Jerusalem from the barrios to fulfill their custom that they had to bathe before (lit. so that then) they could attend-the-fiesta.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The fiesta of the Judio was coming near again which was called Fiesta of Passed-by. Many were those from the provinces who went to Jerusalem before the fiesta arrived, so that they could do what was their custom in cleansing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It was close to the time the Jews had a celebration, which was called the Passover. Many people went to Jerusalem to atone for their sins at the church before the celebration began.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
