Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:12:

• Uma: “If there are workers of God’s whose work doing God’s work is good, they can be compared to a house maker who builds a house with many kinds of good stuff, for example gold, silver and expensive stones. If there are those whose doing of God’s work is not good, they are like a house builder who builds a house using what is not so good, like wood, grass and straw.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The ones building the house use different kinds of materials. That means their teachings are not equally valuable. Figuratively some use material that is valuable and difficult to destroy like gold or silver or precious stones. Others use materials that easily burn like wood and cogon and woven-coconut-leaves.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If someone built a house on Jesus Christ, there are many materials of the house that he uses. And as for these materials, the interpretation of them is teaching. And for example, if the teaching of one person is really helpful, then this material is like gold, silver and expensive stones, because this cannot be burned up by fire. But if the teaching is not very helpful, this is just like wood and grass and bamboo, because these, by contrast, can easily be burned up.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But it is possible that different-things be used to be-built-on the foundation. Because there are those who build-with gold and silver and expensive stones and there are also those who build with wood and reeds and rice-straw.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But the construction-materials being used by the builders are not the same. There are those which are very good like gold, silver, and valuable stones. There are also ones which are not good, like softwoods, grass or just stubble-after-harvest.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But now, there are many stones being used by those who continue the work of building. Some of the workers place stones of gold in the house. Others of the workers place stones of silver. Or other place stones which appear very beautiful. And others of the workers put wood in the house. Others put in grass. Others put straw in the house.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 4:21:

• Uma: “So, which one do you like/want: if I come and you still haven’t changed your behavior, I will be harsh admonishing you. But if your behavior has changed, I will be gentle and loving with you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Now, which one do you want? If you don’t change your doings I will come and punish you. But if you change I will be good with you and I will show my love for you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And which one of these do you want? If you do not abandon evil-doing, I will come to you and I will punish you. But if what you’re doing is good, my visit to you will be good also, and I will show you great favor and mercy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So it’s up to you. Will I have to go there to punish you or do you want me to show my love and patience?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore what would you like? Shall I come there with words that are like a thing-to-beat-you -with? Hopefully you will now drop/give-up what you are doing which is wrong so that I can come to you with much valuing and meekness/patience.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “And now, which do you want to do now? Do you want to continue to do what you are doing so that I will be angry with you when I go there? Or do you want to walk well so that beautifully I will address you when I go there?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 6:19:

• Uma: “Don’t you know, relatives, your body is the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit. He dwells in your heart. God himself gave you the Holy Spirit. He is your Lord, not you yourselves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Is it that you don’t know that your bodies are figuratively the house where the Holy Spirit dwells, the one that God gave to you and who lives in your bodies? You are not the owner of your body but God is.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Certainly you know that as for our body, that’s where dwells the Holy Spirit that God gave us. We are no longer owners of our body, but rather the one who owns us is God, because what He gave to set us free from slavery is very big. That’s why you must use your body, so that God might be made famous.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Don’t you know that your bodies are the temple in which dwells the Holy Spirit that God has given you? It is not you who are the owners of your bodies but rather God,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Do you not yet know that your bodies, what they are like is the far-from-ordinary house where the Espiritu Santo lives whom God caused-to-indwell you. Therefore your bodies are really no longer yours but rather, (they are) God’s.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Do you not know about our bodies, that they represent the temple of the Holy Spirit? Because God sent the Holy Spirit to live in our hearts. Now, we do not rule ourselves.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:31:

• Uma: “People who are busy seeking their life [i.e., livelihood, things for this life] in this world, don’t keep thinking about their life in this world. For this world that we live in is about finished.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And whatever we (dual) do in this world, we (dual) should consider (it) as not very important/valuable to us (dual) because everything in this world is going by only.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s necessary that if we use the things here on the earth, they should not become very big in our breaths. The reason I say this is, it won’t be very long until this world goes out of existence.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Whatever we use on this earth, that’s not what should occupy (lit. be the concentration of) our thoughts, because in the future this earth and the way-of-life we experience here will cease-to-exist.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Of course, the things here in this world, we can benefit from them. But, what’s necessary is that they are not our priority. For the day will come when this world and everything in it will be removed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “While we live here on the earth, our hearts should not go out to what things we own here. Because this earth where we live is going to end.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)