Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:1:
- Uma: “Six days before Paskah Day, Yesus went to Betania, the town where Lazarus, whom he had made live again, dwelled.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Six days before the beginning of the Festival For-Remembering, Isa went to Betani, the place of Lasarus the person whom he had made alive from his death.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Six days from then is the feast of Passover and Jesus arrived there in Bethany, the village of Lazarus, the one Jesus raised from the dead.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When it lacked six days until the arrival of the fiesta, plural Jesus went to Betania the town of Lazarus the one Jesus had made-alive when he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Just six days before the fiesta which was the Fiesta of Passed-by, Jesus again arrived at Betania, the town of Lazaro whom he had made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It was six days before the celebration of the Passover. Jesus went to Bethany where Lazarus lived. It was Lazarus whom Jesus caused to be resurrected after he was entombed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:29:
- Uma: “‘He answered: ‘I refuse, Dad!’ But in the end his heart changed, he did go work in the fields.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The older one said, ‘I won’t.’ But after that his thoughts changed and he went to their field.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the son answered, ‘Oh I don’t want to.’ However, after a while he thought about it and his breath became bad about refusing his father and then he did what he was told to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “”I don’t-want-to/I-refuse,’ he said, but a little-later, his mind changed and he went to work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Expletive, I’m feeling lazy,’ he answered. But he changed his mind after all. He went after all and worked.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This son given the work only says: ‘As for me, I won’t go,’ he says to his father. But afterwards he changed his mind and went to work as he had been told.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 5:31:
- Uma: “In the Holy Book it is written like this: "That is why a man leaves his mother and father, and lives at-one/in-harmony with his wife, in order that they two people become like one person."” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is written hep in the holy-book, saying, ‘When a man takes a wife, he leaves his mother and father and becomes one with his wife, and the two of them are one body already.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of this there is a written word of God which says, ‘A man will go away from his mother and father and get married; and as for those two, the man and the woman, they will become one.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is a written word of God which says, ‘That is the reason why a man leaves his father and mother in order to take-up-residence-with his spouse, and they become one.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That’s why, when a man has married, he now leaves his father and mother for he and his wife now share-together. Well it’s none other than they are now like one body-entity.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is written in the Holy Book: ‘When a man marries he leaves his father and mother in order to live with his wife. Because now these two people might be said to be only one person in that the same life they have.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 12:33:
- Uma: “Those words of Yesus were a figure-of-speech of how he would be killed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said this to explain to the people there as to how he would die.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “(The reason Jesus said this was he was causing them to understand the means of killing him.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That’s what Jesus said in order to make-known how he would die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He spoke like that so that he would cause them to know how he would die.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He spoke in this way to show the people how he would die when he was killed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:15:
- Uma: “From there, the Parisi people went away from the House of God. They made-plans, looking for an idea of how they could prompt [lit., bait] a mistake in Yesus’ words answering their questions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then the Pariseo left and they planned as to how they could trap Isa in his words.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus left the Pharisees because they were deciding together about how they could trap him in speaking so that they might have something to accuse him of.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then the Pharisees went-away and went to make-agreement as to how they would question Jesus so that if he had an answer, that would be a basis-for-their-filing-charges against him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Pariseo who were listening there left to discuss how they could snare(fig.) Jesus in what he was saying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Pharisees made plans about how to throw to the ground what Jesus spoke so that they could accuse him afterwards.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:6:
- Uma: “It is God himself who works in your hearts working [the] good work, and I believe that the work which he began he will continue until it is finished on the day of the coming again of Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because God hep is the one who started this his good work/thing there in your liver, I am assured that he will not stop this work of his until (lit. as long as not yet) the day is reached when Isa Almasi comes back here to the world.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time God began a good work which He is doing in there in you, and I know that He will still continue this until He is finished in the future at the day when Christ returns.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I also give-thanks because I know for-sure that God will continue the good that he is doing in your lives until his plan for you is fulfilled on the day when Cristo Jesus comes again.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This help of yours, it’s a sign that God has begun the good he wants/intends to do in your mind/inner-being. And I am sure that he will continue it until it is complete, on the day of the returning here of Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “From when you began to believe in Jesus Christ, God has been doing you good. And more he is doing that you become good. And I know he will do that you turn out well on the day Jesus Christ comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:15:
- Uma: “I have shown you this example, so that you learn/follow my behavior: like I help you, you also must help others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I showed you that doing of mine so that you have an example that your livers should be humble/lowly. You shall imitate my doing to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I did this for you is so that you might imitate it. It is necessary that each one of you subjects himself to his companion.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because this that I tell you is true that a slave is not greater than his master, and likewise also one who is sent who is not greater than the one who sent him. I did this to you so that you will have an example-to-follow so that that also is what you will do to your companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because you have now been given by me an example, so that like this indeed is what you will do, this which I have done.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I have shown you what you must do in order for you to do among yourselves what I have done to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:1:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus spoke to the crowds and his followers, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa spoke to the crowds and to his disciples he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said to the many people and to his disciples,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to the many-people and his disciples,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus said to the people and his disciples,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus called all the people along with his learners and said to them:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
