Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:20:

• Uma: “It is also written: ‘The Lord God knows the thoughts of clever people, that they have no purpose.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “It is also written in the holy-book, it says, ‘God knows that the estimation/figuring of the people with deep knowledge/wisdom is of no use.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And also this writing which says, ‘God knows that there’s no value in what wise people think about.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And there is also that which was written which says, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise person are of no value.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Like that also, ‘God really knows the thinking of those who are reportedly knowledgeable, that it is all worthless/useless.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There is another word written in the Holy Book which says, ‘Concerning the person who says he is wise, God knows the thoughts of this person, that the word he knows is of no value.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 5:8:

• Uma: “So, come let us throw-out the old yeast, we throw-out our former behavior, like a dark heart and evil behavior. Let us worship God with our whole hearts [lit., with clean-clean hearts].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore because we (dual) trust in Isa Almasi, we (dual) should leave our (dual) bad customs and our (dual) sinful doings. And our (incl.) customs should be really good and we (dual) should wholeheartedly follow the true teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And because of this, we also have our own celebration of the Feast of the Passover, and it’s necessary that we no longer use that old bread which has yeast, which is the evil and filthy activity, but rather the bread that we now use is bread without yeast, which is to say, the obeying of the true doctrine and telling the truth.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore in our participating-in-the-fiesta, let us not eat bread that has yeast. What I mean to say is, in our lives as believers, let us not follow bad behavior but rather what is good and true in which is mixed absolutely no evil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore let us also include-ourselves in the fulfillment of this fiesta. What the Jews did in the past was, (they) removed from their houses all raising-agent for bread, that being like a picture of sin in their lives. Well just like that, let us also remove from our lives all evil and disgusting deeds. And this is what would be good for us to make-a-habit-of, concentrating our whole mind/inner-being on obeying the truth which comes from God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Therefore it is necessary that truly you separate from evil, walk in all that is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “Actually, I would really like it if everyone was single like me. But not all people receive ability to not be-wived or be-husbanded. Every person receives abilities from God, one person like this one person like that.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “If it were possible I wished that you were like I am not getting married. But God has ordained/appointed different (things) to each one; what God gives to the people is not the same.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For I wish that it were possible for you to be like me, in having no spouse. However, I know that God has not made us all to be the same, because He has given to one person the ability to endure not being married. And something different is what He has given to another person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “because I would like that if it were possible, all people would have the ability to not get married like I (do). But I know admittedly that the ability that God has given each of us is not the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “What I would like is that you all be like me not needing to have a spouse. But not everyone has been graced by God with this ability. Everyone has his own grace/mercy that he is receiving from him. Not everyone is the same.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “I think myself that it would be well if all of you do like I do in that I am not married. But God has determined for everyone what he is able to do. There are people who are to marry. There are people who are not to marry.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:39:

• Uma: “According to the laws of marriage, a woman who is-married [husbanded] is bound in marriage to her husband while her husband is still living. If her husband dies, she is released from the custom of marriage. She can marry [get-husbanded], as long as her new husband is a Kristen person too.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “A woman cannot marry another man as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died she can marry again a man she likes/she wants. But that man should also trust in Isa Almasi as she does.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is a woman who has a spouse, it’s not allowed that she divorce her spouse. But if her spouse dies she can get married again to the man she wants; however, it is necessary that the one she marries is a believer in our Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Concerning furthermore the married woman, she cannot marry another man if her husband is still-alive, but if her husband dies, she is free to get-married to anyone she wants, as-long-as he believes in the Lord Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for a woman who has a husband, she can’t be untied as long as her husband is still alive. But if her husband is now dead, it’s like she has now been untied. It is permissible for her to be married again by anyone she wants, as long as the one she is married by is also believing/obeying the Lord.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “A woman who is married does not have permission to marry some other man while her husband lives. But when her husband dies, then she can marry again. Whoever she wants to marry she can, as long as the man she marries is a believer.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)