Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:35:
- Uma: “So, beginning from that reading earlier, Filipus explained to him the Good News of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Pilip spoke. And beginning from those verses that had been read, Pilip related to him the good news about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip interpreted it to him. He started with this which the official was reading, and he taught him the good news about Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And Felipe clarified that Jesus was the one referred to by (lit. one to-whom-was-leading) that-aforementioned (passage) which he read. Then he continued until he had made-known the good news concerning Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Felipe then taught it, where he began being at that writing which the taga Etiope was reading. Felipe explained to him the Good News concerning Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:23:
- Uma: “All evil actions like that appear from the hearts of mankind. That is what makes people bad in God’s sight.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “All these bad things come out of a persons liver and that is what defiles him/makes him unclean.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These bad doings come out of the breath of a person, and they are what can cause God to be displeased with him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “All these, they come-from the mind/thoughts of a person, and they are what makes-him -dirty.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “All of these come from the mind of a person, and that’s what makes him disgusting in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 1:4:
- Uma: “He received a seat/position that is higher that the seat/position of all the angels, for the name he received from God was more honored than the name given to angels.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God has caused his Son to be greater than the angels and the title he has given him is greater than (the title he gave) to the angels.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has shown us (incl.) that His son is very much higher than His angels there in Heaven. And in the same way also, the title that He has given to His son is greater than the title He has given to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore he has become greater (lit. higher) than the angels. Likewise also that which God named him is more-honorable than the name of the angels.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore now/today, he has been given praiseworthiness/glory which is better than the glory of the angels. The-proof-of-that-is he has now been caused-to-be-recognized as the unequalled Son of God, not just an angel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He surpasses in power, he has more power than the power which angels have. Because more higher is the work which came to him than the work which the angels have.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:27:
- Uma: “But Barnabas, he went and befriended Saulus and accompanied him to the apostles of the Lord Yesus. He recounted to them how Saulus had seen the Lord Yesus on the road going to Damsyik, and how the Lord had spoken to him. He also told them of Saulus’s bravery newsing the news of the Lord Yesus in Damsyik.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then Saul was helped by Barnabas and he took him to the commissioned ones. Barnabas told them that this Saul had seen the Lord, Isa, while he was on the road to Damaskus and (that) the Lord also talked to him, and that there at Damaskus he was brave/bold to preach to the people about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Barnabas helped Saul, and he took him to the apostles, and he told them about the Lord appearing to Saul on his way and what the Lord said to him. And he told them also that Saul, even though the Jews in Damascus were against him, had no fear there in Damascus to spread the news about faith in the name of Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Barnabas accompanied him to where-the apostles -were, and then he related Saulo’s seeing Jesus on the path and Jesus’ conversing-with him. He also related his boldness to preach concerning Jesus in Damascus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But he was helped by Bernabe. He took Saulo to the apostles and related to them how Saulo had seen/met the Lord who spoke to him on the trail. And he also related how much was the boldness of Saulo in teaching concerning Jesus in Damasco.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 8:18:
- Uma: “But Yesus knew what he disciples were saying, so he said to them: ‘Why do you keep talking about the fact that you don’t have any bread? Do you still not understand? Are your hearts still not clear, [even though] you have often heard my teaching, often have seen my power? You have-eyes and have-ears, yet do you still not understand what you see and hear? Don’t you remember,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You have eyes but it is as if you can’t see. You have ears but it is as if you can’t hear. Do you not remember what I did that day?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You have eyes, but it seems as if you cannot see. You have ears but it seems as if you cannot hear. Have you forgotten what I did?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have eyes, but you can-not -see. You also have ears, but you can-not -hear. Have you forgotten” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t you have eyes? Don’t you have ears? Have you already forgotten?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Hebrews 3:4:
- Uma: “Every house, there is certainly someone who makes it. But the one who makes everything is God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “It is true, for each house there is someone who builds it, but God makes everything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We (incl.) know that if there is a house, there is also someone who made the house; and the One who made everything is God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because all houses have a maker, but the one who made everything is God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We all know that if there is a house, of course there is someone who built that house. But there is one who made everything, God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for all the houses there are, some one has made them. And now, concerning all the things there are, all of them God created.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 10:16:
- Uma: “That vision he saw three times, and after that the blanket was pulled up again going to the sky.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Three times this happened to him and then that blanket was taken up again to the sky.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now these words were spoken three times to Peter and then that which was let down was returned up to heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Three-times he saw and heard that, then the cloth was returned to heaven.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Three times Pedro was instructed and rebuked like that, and then what contained those animals was pulled up.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 9:12:
- Uma: “He said to them: ‘It is indeed true. Elia must come first, for he is the one who will make-ready everything. But how about me, the Child of Mankind? Why is it written in the Holy Book that I will get much suffering and be disparaged by people?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered. ‘That is true,’ he said, ‘Nabi Eliyas comes ahead of Almasi to prepare everything. Na, what does the holy-book say about me, the Son of Mankind? The holy-book says that I have to endure/suffer much persecution and that I will be really criticised/be-put-down.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘It’s true that Elijah will come first for he will prepare everything. But why is it that it was prophesied long ago in the written word of God that I, the older sibling of mankind, will have to suffer many torments and be rejected?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Truly (empathy particle) Elias will first come to put-in-order everything,’ Jesus said answering. ‘But there is also that which God caused-to-be-written about me who am Child of a Person. It says that I must experience many hardships and I will also be scorned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘It’s true that Elias will first come here for he will prepare all things. Well if it’s like that, what is your thinking about why the writing says about me, who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, that I will be mocked and will experience great hardship/suffering?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
