Following are a number of back-translations of Ephesians 6:24:
- Uma: “The Lord bless all people who love our Lord Yesus Kristus with love that never dies out.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “May God care-for/watch-over all whose love to our (incl.) Lord/Leader Isa Almasi does not change. Wassalam” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May God show His kindness to all of those from whose breath cannot be removed their love for our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May it be also that God will show-mercy/grace to all of you whose love for Jesu Cristo our Lord remains-constant.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I also pray that all who truly hold dear our Lord Jesu-Cristo will be extremely graciously-given the grace/mercy of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “May God bless everyone who, with the heart, loves our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:10:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘A person who has just finished bathing is no longer dirty, his whole body is clean, it does not need to be washed again. It is just the feet that must be washed. You, you are washed, but not all of you.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘A person who has bathed, has a clean body. Only his feet need to be washed again. All of you are clean/holy in their liver, only one does not have a clean/holy liver.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘He who has already taken a bath, the only thing that he needs to wash is his feet because all of his body is clean. And as for you also, your minds are thoroughly made clean. However there is one of you who has not been made clean.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said, ‘The person who has bathed, he doesn’t need to bathe his body again because he/it has already become-clean/good. It is only his feet that ought to be washed. And you, you have-become-clean, but not all of you.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘That one who is already cleansed no longer needs to have everything washed still, because he’s now clean. Only his feet are what need to be washed. As for you (pl.), you are now clean, but not all are clean.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus said, ‘He who has already been washed has a clean body. Only his feet need to be washed. All of you have been washed of evil, there is just one who is not washed.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:42:
- Uma: “‘What is your opinion, who is the Redeemer King that God promised long ago. Whose descendant is he?’ They answered: ‘The descendant of King Daud.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘What do you say about the Almasi, whose descendant is he?’ They said, ‘The descendant of Sultan Da’ud.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘What do you think? The one chosen by God to rule, whose descendant is he?’ And they answered, ‘He is the descendant of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘What is your opinion of the Messiah? Who ancestored him?’ ‘He is David’s descendant,’ they said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘What do you know concerning this one referred to as Cristo? Whose son is he really?’ ‘David’s,’ was their reply.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘Concerning the one said to be the Christ, do you know whose son he is?’ The Pharisees said: ‘Christ is the descendant of David,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:2:
- Uma: “Since you really are like that, I request that you really make-glad my heart for me: Live in harmony, with your love the same, your hearts the same, your purpose the same.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore I ask of you that you should love each other and live in harmony and be one in thinking/mind and one in the liver. If you do this, my joy will be complete.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because of all this, I beg you that you permit that your minds and your breath be thoroughly one and that you perfect your love for your companions; and if you do this, then my joy will become strong because of you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all these-things are true, please be-so-kind (strong request) as to be-united also in your thoughts and intentions and that all of you will follow-the-example-of Cristo’s loving you so that I will be completely happy.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since you are experiencing all this, that’s why you are to make me very happy by being really united, having singleness of mind/inner-being and mind/thinking of you all, and valuing one another.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore walk with the word I tell you here. Because I will rejoice very much if you have one word between you. All of you must love each other. No one should arise who has a mind which is apart.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:4:
- Uma: “You know the way to go to my dwelling-place.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And you know the way to where I am going.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you know the way going to where I am going.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You surely know the path the goes to where I am going.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And you know the trail now which goes to this where I am going.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now you know where I am going and you know the road.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:28:
- Uma: “So also you, as far as deeds on the outside that others can see, you are upright. But in your hearts you are deceivers and your character is evil.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Likewise also you, to the people you appear straight/righteous, but in your liver you are only lying and breaking the law.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are like that, because when people look at you it is as though your activity is good, but in your breath is lying and lawbreaking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And likewise also your behavior/character is good in the sight of people, but the truth of it is you are hypocrites and everything stored in your mind/thoughts is evil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You are really like that. In the sight of people, your nature/ways are good. Whereas the truth is you are full completely of wickedness and there really is no truth to your belief/obeying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You are like that, on the outside it appears that it is good how you walk, but in your hearts nothing of the truth appears, only evil.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:4:
- Uma: “Actually, I also could trust-in those customs. If there are people who boast-about their keeping of mere visible customs, I [could] even more so!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I would be able to trust in doings/works like this. If there is a person who says that God accepts him because of his following his Yahudi religion, he will yet be defeated by me (I can surpass him).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there is a person who thinks (mistakenly) that the trustworthy way of being saved is his obeying earthly (religious) observance, I have surpassed him in obedience of these.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If there is a person who is able to trust-in/rely-on (things) like these, it’s none other than I. Even anyone who says that there is something he has done or for-which-he-should-be-recognized that he relies-on as the basis-for-his-being-saved, it’s-more-so for me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “However supposing one could be saved because of the things he did and because of his blood lineage, I really would have something to boast about in that. If some think that they have what they can boast about regarding these things, I have more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now if there should be some who say that it is possible for one to hunt how to clear himself, then even more I would be able to do so. Because even more would come out well what I have done.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:5:
- Uma: “‘I am the tree trunk and you are the branches. People who remain in-harmony with me and I with them, they bear much fruit. But if you are separate from me, you cannot do anything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am the stock of a plant and you are figuratively the branches. If you remain in/with me and I also remain in/with you you can do much good, for if you are separated/cut off from me, what you do has no good-end-result.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because I am the body and you are my branches. The person who does not separate from me just like I will not separate from him, he is the one who is able to continue fruiting. You cannot do anything if you separate from me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he repeated to illustrate, ‘I am the base of the grape-plant and you are its branches. Whoever continues to be-united-with me so that I will also be united-with him, this is the one whose faith has much fruit, because a person is able to do nothing if I am not with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am the one who is the base and stem of the ubas plant. You are the ones who are like my branches. The one who will hold fast to me, I will hold fast to him also. If it’s like that, his fruit will always be much. For it’s true, there’s nothing at all which you can do if you separate from me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am like a vine. You are like the branches. He who does not forsake me increasingly lives a good life because we are in fellowship. You can’t do anything if you forsake me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
