Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 11:6:
- Uma: “Blessed are the people who are not uncertain about Me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And glad/happy is whoever does not doubt me (lit. does not magduwe-duwe (has two thoughts) towards me).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Go back to John and tell him what you’ve seen that I have done and what you’ve heard that I have spoken. What you should tell him is that because of me the blind can already see, the lame can already walk, lepers are cured, and deaf people are now able to hear. I have raised the dead, and I have caused the Good News to be understood by poor people. Far better off is the person who does not doubt that I am the one God sent.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Tell him also that fortunate is the person who has no doubts concerning me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The person really can be very happy who isn’t of two minds about me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The good fortune will be met by the person whose heart doesn’t turn back from believing in me.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 8:13:
- Uma: “It is not my purpose to cause you to carry a heavy burden with the result that you will be in-lack and other people will be fortunate. My purpose is that your lives will be the same.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I don’t want that you should be hard up because of your helping your companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s not in my mind that you should be in difficulty so that others who are in difficulty might be helped, but rather, it’s my desire that since you are now rich, you should help those believers who are in difficulty now. And then, later on in the future if you’re the ones to be in difficulty and they are the ones who are rich, they can help you also. By means of this you will all be the same and there will be no believers in difficulty.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I don’t mean to say that others should become-rich on account of what you are giving while you for-your-part have-a-hard-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s not that I am wanting some to have an easy time (lit. be-lightened) and you yourselves oppressed (lit. be-heavied).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am not telling you to give all that you possess until you don’t have anything left.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:14:
- Uma: “Not long from there, Yesus met that person in the House of God, and he said to him: ‘You (sing.) have become well/healed, do not any longer do sin, so that you (sing.) will not be struck with anything worse.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “After this, Isa found the person who had been sick in the temple. Isa said to him, ‘Look, you are now well. Therefore leave now your sin, lest something worse comes to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a little while later after that, Jesus saw him in the church which is called the House of God, and Jesus said to him, ‘It is good because you are now cured. You stop doing those bad things that you do so that you might not have to experience an even worse sickness.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “A little-later then, Jesus came-upon him in the Temple and said to him, ‘Look, here you (sing.) have been made-well. Don’t sin again lest something happen to you (sing.) and it be worse than at first.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Before long, Jesus saw that one he’d healed there in the Templo which was the place-of-worship. Having seen him, he said, ‘Well, now you are well. Now drop/give-up sin. For if you still prefer it, much greater than that-there is the hardship/suffering you’ll be subjected to.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Afterwards Jesus met the man he had healed at the church. He said, ‘Now you are healed. No longer commit sin in order that you will not suffer greater.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:8:
- Uma: “For I am the Child of Mankind who was sent by God. I have power/authority to say what may/can be done on the day of worship. ‘In the Holy Book, God says like this: ‘I do not request livestock that you offer to me. What I request, [is that] you love others.’ So, if you had known the meaning of those words, you would not have criticized those who are not wrong.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I, the Son of Man, have authority to say as to what is right/fitting to do on the day-of-no-work.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I am the one who has authority to say what is the proper thing to do on the Day of Rest.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because I who am Child of a Person am the one who has authority over what can be done on the day for-resting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because this Day of Rest is under my control who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Man who came from heaven has the authority that what he determines, that is what happens on the day of rest.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 10:6:
- Uma: “So, when your submission to us (excl.) is evident, relatives, we (excl.) are ready to punish them who are still rejecting [us (excl.)].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now, if you really follow Almasi’s commands, but there is still someone there who doesn’t follow Almasi’s commands we (excl.) will surely punish him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you show that you have carried out the commands of Christ, then we will punish any other believers there who do not wish to obey His commands.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And when/if you show that you are properly obeying Cristo, then we (excl.) will punish whoever refuses to obey him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, I will first give you an opportunity so that we (excl.) will comprehend whether you have now truly repented and dropped your sin, but I am fully-prepared to punish all those who are still opposing (me).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When it has appeared that you obeyed very well the word I tell you, then concerning those people who reject that word, I will be strengthened to reprimand what they do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:46:
- Uma: “But if you really believed Musa, certainly you would also believe me, because what Musa wrote, it concerns / was about [lit., touches] me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you truly believed Musa, you should believe me because it is about me hep that he wrote in the holy-book.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If only your belief in him was true, you would be able to believe also in me because he wrote about me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because if you did believe/obey-it, you would also believe/obey me, because what Moses wrote, I am the one he is speaking-about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If it’s so that you are believing-in/obeying Moises, surely it’s necessary that as for me, you indeed believe-in/obey me also, because as for the things he wrote, I really am the one he was referring to.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you had believed the word Moses spoke, you also would have believed me then. Because Moses wrote in the book about me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 12:40:
- Uma: “Like the prophet Yunus was three days three nights in the stomach of a large fish, so also I The Child of Mankind will be in the grave three days three nights.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For as Nabi Yunus was there in the belly of the big fish three days and three nights, likewise I the Son of Mankind will be in the future in the earth/ground for three days and three nights.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For Jonah long ago went into the belly of the big fish for three days. And in just the same way, I, the Older Sibling of Mankind, I will have to go underneath the earth for three days.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because Jonas, he stayed in the stomach of a large fish for three days and three nights, and I who am Child of a Person, I will also stay in my burial-place for three days and three nights.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for this Jonas, three days and three nights he was in the belly of an enormous fish and then he was caused to come out alive. Well like that indeed, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human will be buried for three days in the ground and then made alive again.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Jonah was inside the fish for three days. Like this it will be for the Man who came from heaven, for three days he will be inside the earth.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
For the Old Testament quote, see Jonah 1:17
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 11:20:
- Uma: “If there are leaders who make you slaves, you just receive them. If there are those who deceive you and de-flesh you [i.e., take advantage of you, ‘bleed you dry’], if there are those who make their hearts high and slap you, you actually put up with it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You just endure even if people rule/lord-it over you. Even if they finish/get your wealth or make fools of you, you don’t do a thing. Even if they criticize you or slap you, it is only good to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there is anybody who lords it over you, and if anybody takes your possessions or cheats you and if anybody treats you in a snobbish manner, or if they beat you, then you put up with it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “They are turning-you -into their slaves, they are using up your possessions, they are cheating you, they are being proud (lit. making-high their bodies) to you, and they are excessively shaming you, but you are still putting-up-with them!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For look at this, you are happily accepting them even though you are being enslaved, having your possessions used up, being deceived, being forced to submit to their alleged authority, and being-struck-on-the-face.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And the teachers to whom you pay attention now want to rule you. But you continue to bear with them in what they do to you. These are people who only want to extract money from you. They make themselves your bosses and think you are of no value. They even slap your faces. Yet you endure it all.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
