Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 11:40:
- Noongar: “You stupid people! God makes the outside part. God also makes the inside part, doesn’t he?” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “You are very foolish! Was it only our bodies that the Lord created? Did he not also create our hearts?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are foolish. Don’t you know that God did not just create what is seen on the outside but he also created the inside which is not seen?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God who created the outside of your body created also your breath and your mind, and it’s necessary that your breath and your mind is clean, just like the outside of your body.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You foolish-ones! God who made our bodies, he also of course made our minds, isn’t that so?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You must be simple/stupid, for isn’t it so that the one who made your body is the same as who made the mind/inner-being? Of course he wants all to be clean.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:23:
- Noongar: “Life is greater than eating and drinking and the body is greater than clothes.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because your lives are more than food and clothes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For the life is more valuable than food and the body is more valuable than clothes.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because God has given you breath and your body, which is very precious and it cannot be that he will not give you also food and clothing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because your lives are far-away more-valuable than food, and your bodies are also emphatically more-valuable than clothes.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For isn’t it so that life is greater/more-important than food and the body also is greater/more-important than clothing? Well since life and body are indeed the gift of God to you, of course he will also give these which you need which are food and clothing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 12:56:
- Noongar: “You hypocrites (lit.: “double-tongued”)! You can see the earth and sky. You know the signs of rain and wind. So, why can you not see the signs of these days? ” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Hey, you who are good on just the outside! You know very [well] how to discern signs in the sky and on the earth. Why do you not know how to discern what is done by the Lord God at this time!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You there, you pretend to be ignorant. You know – surprise – what the meaning is when you watch the appearance of sky and earth, why on-earth don’t you know the meaning of what happens at this time now?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your custom is a lie? Because when you look at the heaven and earth you can tell what the weather is going to do, but evidently you don’t understand what God is doing today by means of me.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You who are fake intelligent! If you are able to distinguish the signs in the sky and on the earth concerning the weather, why then don’t you know the meaning of the signs that God has been showing concerning me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You who pretend to believe-in/obey God, you take-notice-of the signs here on earth and in the sky. Well why don’t you take notice of the signs of this time?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 13:29:
- Noongar: “‘People will come from everywhere – east and west, north and south – and sit eating and drinking in the Kingdom of God.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There will also be many people who are not Yahudi people who become the people of God in his Kingdom. They will come from the east and from the west and from all around the world, all sitting happily/being-happy and attending the feast in the Kingdom of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And there will be people arriving from the four corners of the earth gathering there and they will sit there feasting in the (place/sphere of) ruling of God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there will also be there many people who are not Jews, who come from the four directions here on the earth, and they will be able to sit down at the feast of all of those whom God rules over.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But there will be many however who will be included in joining-to-eat in the ruling-place of God who will be from the coming-out and the going-away of the sun and the north and the south.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On that day many will come who are not Judio, coming from whichever place, toward the east and west, the north and south, who will join in the celebration in the kingdom of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 14:26:
- Noongar: “‘A person coming to me, he truly cannot become a disciple of mine, only if he loves me more than his father and mother, his wife and children, his brother and sister, and also loves me more than himself.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘The person who wants to follow me, but his love for me is not greater than his love for his mother, father, wife, child, relative, or even his own body/self, he cannot become my follower.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If a person comes and wants to follow me, his love for me should be greater than his love for his mother and father, and to his wife and children and to his brothers and sisters. And even his love for himself must not be greater than his love for me. If it is not like that he cannot be my disciple.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘That person who wants to be my disciple, but the thing which is big in his breath are his parents, his wife, his children, his siblings, and if not that, the thing which is big in his breath is his own body, then he cannot really be my disciple.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Whoever wants to join me to become my disciple, it is necessary that his love for me be larger than his love for his father and mother, his spouse and children, his relatives, and even himself, because if not, he cannot be my disciple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘The one who wants to submit to me, he isn’t possible/acceptable as being my disciple as long as his holding-dear of me is exceeded by his holding-dear of his parents, spouse, children, siblings, and even his own life for he values them more.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:24:
- Noongar: “Because this my son was dead, but now he lives; he was lost but now he is found.’ They were very happy and they began eating and drinking.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because this my child, we could say he was dead, but he lives again. He was lost, but I found him again.’ They had a feast.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For this child of mine was like dead and lives again. He was like lost and has come home.’ Then they began to celebrate.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for this, my son, it was as if he was dead but now he is alive again. He was lost and today he is found.’ And then they began to have a good time.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because this child of mine was like dead, but (surprised realization) here he is alive. He was lost, but here he has arrived.’ Then they began to be-happy-together.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For this child of mine was as-it-were dead but has indeed come alive again. It’s like he was lost but has been found.’ Without anything further, they truly celebrated.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:24:
- Noongar: “So he called out, ‘Father Abraham! Pity me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I have great pain in this place!'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “That rich man called out, he said: ‘Father Abraham! Please have pity on me! Order Lazarus to dip his finger in water and to come please drip-it-one my tongue. I feel great suffering/difficulty in this fire!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately he called to Ibrahim. ‘O, Grandfather Ibrahim,’ he said, ‘have pity on me. Send Lasarus here. Let him dip his forefinger in water and-then drop it on my tongue for I am really hurting/I have great pain here in this fire.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he called to Abraham, he said, ‘Oh, Grandfather Abraham, pity me! Send Lazarus here so that he might drip some water into my mouth, because I am greatly tormented by this fire!'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So he raised-his-voice (lit. did-strongly) saying, ‘Sir Abraham, please have-mercy so you (sing.) will send Lazarus to dip his finger in water in order to drip-some-on my tongue so it will thus become-cool. Because here-now excessive is my suffering in this fire.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he had seen, he shouted out saying, ‘Uncle Abraham, if only you would pity me. Order Lazaro to dip his finger in water and drip it here on my tongue so that it will cool. For it’s true that I’m suffering terribly from the extreme heat of this fire.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:25:
- Noongar: “But first he must suffer greatly and people of today will reject him.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “But first, I must be persecuted and refused by people who live at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But before this happens I have to endure first persecution and I will not be accepted by the people of this day/now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, I, the older sibling of mankind, it’s necessary that first comes to pass my being tormented, and the fact that my teachings will not be accepted by people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But it is necessary that I first experience much hardship and simultaneously be rejected by people who live today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But it’s necessary that I first experience very many hardships/sufferings and be belittled/insulted by the people of right now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)