complete verse (1 Timothy 1:14)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 1:14:

  • Uma: “But no mater how big my sin, the love of our Lord is even bigger. He helped me from his white insides [grace], with the result that I came to believe and love Kristus Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “And his love and pity were really great to me and I was helped by him to trust in him. I was also helped by him to love my fellows. It is truly like this when we (dual) are one with Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that’s not all, for God has shown me kindness, and now I believe in Jesus Christ and I hold Him very precious here in my breath.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “The mercy/grace that the Lord showed me was indeed greatly large, because he gave me the faith and love for him and my companions which is exactly what he gives us who are joined-to Cristo Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The truth is, our Lord’s grace/mercy to me is really exceedingly great. He gave me grace to trust and believe in him and to value those who believe in him. This belief and valuing are his grace to me because of my being united/tied-together with Cristo Jesus now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “The Lord overflowingly gave me his grace. Since I walk with Jesus Christ he strengthens me that more my faith is made firm and he causes that more and more I love him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 2:37)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 2:37:

  • Uma: “When the people heard those words of Petrus, their hearts were sorry, and they asked Petrus and the other apostles of Lord Yesus, they said: ‘If thus, [please] what must we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “When the people heard this, their livers were really troubled. They said to Petros and the other commissioned ones, ‘Brothers, what should/shall we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the people heard this, they really repented. They said to Peter and to his companion apostles, ‘Brethren, what in the world are we to do?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When the many-people heard what Pedro said, their repentance was great and they said to Pedro and to the other apostles, ‘Companions, what then shall we (excl.) do?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Well, when the people heard that which Pedro said, their insides really quaked for it really pierced their minds/inner-beings. Therefore they questioned Pedro and those other apostles. They said, ‘Well Friend, if it’s like that, what are we (excl.) to do now?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (Mark 2:1)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:1:

  • Uma: “Some time after that Yesus returned to Kapernaum-town. The news-was-spread that Yesus was in the house,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “After several days (lit. if how many), Isa returned to the town Kapernaum. It was told that he was there in a certain house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “A few days after that, Jesus returned to the village of Capernaum, and the people heard that Jesus was in his house,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “When how-many days had gone, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and it was newsed-from-one-to-another that he was in his house.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “A few days passed then Jesus again returned to Capernaum. The news spread again that Jesus was again at the house where he stayed/boarded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Kim text for oral translation: “Days good some after, Jesus returned town Capernaum there, people heard that he is there at home.” (Source: Bayamy Tchande Awakde in The Bible Translator 2025, p. 23ff.)
  • English translation by Michael Pakaluk (2019): “When some days had passed, he went into Capernaum again. Word got out — he’s in his house!”

complete verse (1 Timothy 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 3:11:

  • Uma: “Thus also their wives, their character must be clear [wise, mature] and fit to be honored, not ones who carry words here and there. They must know how to hold-in-check the evil desires of their heart, and their deeds must be upright so that the can be trusted in everything.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Likewise their wives, their custom should also be good and they should not slander their companions. They should also not give-into/indulge-in their greedy-desires and they ought to be trustworthy/faithful in everything.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The woman who is the wife of a deacon must be the same way, for she must be a respected person. She is not a gossip, but rather she regulates properly her thinking about everything and can be trusted to do any kind of good work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Their spouses also, they must be worthy to be respected and also not be given-to-gossip. They must also be circumspect and trustworthy in all that they do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And not only them who are men, but rather including their wives, it’s necessary that they have good nature/ways so that they will be respected by others. It’s not acceptable for them to be gossips, but rather knowing self control and being trustworthy in all things.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “Like this is for the women who help at the church, they must be seen to be good people. They must not be gossipers. They must control themselves. They must not give up on the work they start.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 3:22:

  • Uma: “‘Relatives, there is a word of the prophet Musa long ago that foretells Lord Yesus, it sound like this: ‘The Lord God will raise up one from among your own relatives as a prophet, like me here. You must follow what that prophet says to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “For/because Musa spoke hep to the nation of Isra’il, he said, ‘In the future God will send to you a prophet like myself. He will be a man of your tribe. You must listen to whatever he tells you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Moses said long ago, ‘Our (incl.) God the Lord of all, he will send here to you the one whom he will inspire just like he sent me. And this one whom he will send will be our companion Jew also. It is necessary that you obey everything which he commands you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “For example, Moses, he said, ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula) there will be a prophet like me that our Lord who is God will send to you. He will be our countryman a descendant of Israel. You must believe/obey all that he says.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “For consider what Moises said, saying, ‘The day will come when God will raise up from your kindred a prophet like me indeed. It’s necessary that you listen well and obey everything he will say to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Lalana Chinantec: “Moses said back then, ‘God will send one of our companions who will preach the word of God. As he sent me, God will send that person. So you need to hear all the words that he will preach’.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)

For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 18:5 and Deuteronomy 18:8.

complete verse (Mark 3:5)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 3:5:

  • Uma: “Yesus turned around looking at them. He was angry and upset because their hearts were very hard. That is why he said saying to the man whose one hand was dead: ‘Put out your (sing.) hand.’ He put out his hand, he was healed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Isa looked around at them. His liver was very grieved and he was angry because they had no pity for the people. So-then he said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ Na, he stretched it out, then his hand was already healed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As Jesus was looking around at the many people, he became very angry with them, and his breath became very painful because those people had no pity. Then he said to the man whose hand was destroyed, ‘Friend, straighten out your hand.’ And the man straightened out his hand and was immediately healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Jesus was angry as he looked-fixedly at them. He also felt sad (lit. his thoughts hurt) because of their stubborn/unresponsive minds (lit. hard minds). Then he said to the one with the atrophied arm/hand, ‘Stretch-out your (sing.) arm/hand.’ He stretched it out and it was totally made-well.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “Jesus stared at that crowd of people around him. Part of his mind/inner-being was angry. The other part was sad because of their stubbornness (lit. the hardness of their heads). He transferred his look to that person-with-something-limp and said, ‘Raise-and-stretch-out your hand/arm.’ He truly did raise-and-stretch-it -out, that limpness of his at once becoming completely better.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

complete verse (1 Timothy 5:11)

Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Timothy 5:11:

  • Uma: “As for young widows, don’t right away write their names in the book of widows. For if they still have a desire to get married, they will get married again. In the end they will be guilty for they will have transgressed their promise to Kristus that said they would do only the Lord’s work.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “But if the widows are still young, don’t (sing.) include them in your (sing.) list because their thinking easily changes. If their desire/want to have a husband arrives, they turn their backs on their working for Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Do not list the young widow women, for there will be a time when by means of the desires of their bodies they will want to get married again.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “As for the widows who are not overly old, don’t you (pl.) add them to the list, because if what their bodies wants becomes-stronger than their intention to serve Cristo, they will again want to get-married.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But those widow women who are still young, don’t include them. Because probably the time will come when they want to be married again. They no longer want to face/attend-to this responsibility/job of theirs which they promised to Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the widows who are younger, do not appoint them to help at the church. Because perhaps they will find someone to marry again. Then they will separate from the work of Christ they are doing.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

complete verse (Acts 4:28)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 4:28:

  • Uma: “This planning of theirs, was to kill Yesus. But in fact what they did fulfilled what you (sing.) had already decided [made certain] from-the-first! As a result everything happened according to your (sing.) power and your (sing.) own desire, Lord.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “They do this because formerly yet you planned from/by your will and your power that this should happen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they have agreed on what they will do to him according to what you foreordained that they would do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “And they did all that you (sing.) previously because of your (sing.) power had already-decided should be fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “But well, all which they have decided to do is all in harmony with what you indeed determined would happen.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • San Mateo del Mar Huave: “Thus they did because you have stated from before that thus it would be.”
  • Teutila Cuicatec: “They carried out all that you decreed would have to come to pass.”
  • Eastern Highland Otomi: “Because this is what you ordained in the beginning that would happen.”
  • Chuj: “But they just did like you had said long ago how that those things must be done.” (Source of this and three above: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)