Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:9:

• Uma: “But if you can’t endure it, you’re better off to get married. For it’s better to marry than to not be able to withstand your desire to get married.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But if you cannot endure your desire take a wife or a husband. It is better if you take a wife than if you have difficulties there enduring your desire.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “however, if you cannot control your desire, it’s better for you to get married because it’s better for a person to have a spouse rather than to be in difficulty because of the desire of his body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But if you are not able-to-control your urges (lit. feelings), go-ahead, it’s-OK-if you get-married, because it is better to get-married than to give-oneself-hardship because of the not being-fulfilled desires of the body.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But if they cannot control themselves, it would be good if they just marry, rather than lust.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But the person who thinks that he cannot live alone, it is better that he marries, rather than his heart hurts because he isn’t married.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 8:1:

• Uma: “Continuing on, I talk about food that is offered-in-worship to idols [i.e., a human-like image or doll]. What you say is indeed true: we Kristen people, we all have understanding [lit., our hearts are all clear,] we know that there is no lord other than God. But I say to you: because of our having clear hearts, some have become haughty [their hearts are high]. It is better that we be loving to others and strengthen the hearts of others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Now, about eating meat that the people had previously given to the idols that they worship. It is true what you said that we (incl.) know that these idols of theirs have no power. But that kind of knowledge of yours causes your livers to become tall (proud/haughty) because some of your companions don’t know this. Ones (our dual) companions will not be helped if ones liver is proud but only if one loves ones companions, that is what causes their trust in God to be strong.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now concerning your question if it is permitted us believers to eat the meat that’s offered to the false ones who are worshipped, all of us know that these false beings that are worshipped, they have no power over us. But even if we know that they have no power over us, it’s possible for us to be puffed up about this that we know, if this is not known by some of our companions. Therefore, I say this, that we cannot help our companions by means only of what we know, but rather by means of our love for them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This also is my answer to your question about food that has been offered to idols (lit. imitation gods). It is admittedly true what you said that we all know something concerning that, but remember this. If we think we know something, it is easy for us to become-proud, but if we have love, we will think of the betterment of our companions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well now, now I’ll answer what you said about meat that people sacrifice to their pretend gods. What you said is true that, we all know the truth concerning these pretend gods. But consider this, those things that we know, those are what lead a person to boast. But holding dear and valuing, that hopefully is restraining us, because that’s what makes the believing/obeying of each one firm.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There is another word you ask me about, whether you may eat meat which is killed to sacrifice to idols or not. Truly we know that meat sacrificed to idols does not spoil our insides when we eat it. But the person who says he understands better than his fellowman is a person who is proud. But concerning us, it is necessary that we love each other in order that we strengthen our faith.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:20:

• Uma: “When I carry the Good News to Yahudi people, I behave like a Yahudi, so that many Yahudi people I can bring to Kristus. When I am with people who follow the customs of the Law of Musa, I also follow the customs of the Law of Musa. Actually, I am not bound by those customs, but I follow those customs while I am in the midst of those who follow them, so that many of them I can bring to Kristus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore if I am together with the Yahudi I follow the Yahudi custom in order that I can persuade them to trust in Isa Almasi. And even though I do not have to follow the law of Musa, that which the Yahudi tribe follows, I simply follow (it) in order to persuade some of those following the law of Musa to trust in Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, when I am with Jewish people, my customs at that time are also Jewish, so that I might influence them and they might believe. And even though I’m not under the Law which was left behind by Moses for the Jews, I obey it just the same so that I might influence them and they might come to believe in Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “For-example, if I am teaching Jews and others who follow their law, I also follow their customs and their law so that I will persuade them to believe in Cristo, even though I know that I don’t have to follow that law of theirs.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “For when I’m with the Jews, my customs are those of the Jews so that I might-draw-them-to-myself/win-their-confidence. Even though I’m no longer under the jurisdiction of the laws of Moises, I do in fact go along with them as long as I am with those who are still submitting to these laws, so that, just like I said, I might-draw-them-to-myself/win-their-confidence.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When I live where there are Jews, I do like the Jews do in order that perhaps I win their hearts over to believing in Christ. Like those do who do what is said in the law Moses wrote, also I do. Even though I am not forced to do what is said in the law, yet I do it so perhaps to win the people’s hearts over to believing in Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:25:

• Uma: “Whatever is sold in the market, we can buy and eat. We don’t have to ask first whether it was offered to idols or not. We can eat it without uncertain hearts,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You can eat any meat that is sold in the market. But do not ask if it had been given to the statues of idols so that you eat without hindrance,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “So it’s allowable for us to eat any meat which is sold in the market, but we must not ask if it has been offered as a sacrifice or whether it has not, so that we will not feel guilty if we eat it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore you may eat-for-viand whatever meat they are selling in the market without asking whether it was offered to idols or not,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore, eat whatever you can buy at the meat vendors. Don’t bother your mind/inner-being or ask whether or not it was used in worshipping pretend gods.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the meat which people sell at the market, go ahead and eat it. Do not be afraid to eat meat which has been sacrificed to idols. Don’t ask questions about it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)