Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:10:
- Noongar: “The Son of Man came here to seek lost people and save them.'” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Because that is why I have come, I the Son of Man. I come to hunt for people who are far from God, and to lift them from the punishment of their sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I, the Son of Mankind, my business/purpose for coming here to the world is to seek the people who are far from God and to save them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for me, the older sibling of mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is so that I might free from punishmet all of those who have strayed away from the true path.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and I who am Child of a Person, I came here in order that I would go and search-for and save people who are lost.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, why I came here was, I am searching for the led-astray/lost for I will save/free them from the punishment because of their sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:10:
- Uma: “To [you] relatives who are married, here is my command–but they aren’t my words, they are the Lord Yesus’ words: a woman who is married is not to separate from her husband.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “To the married couples I also have something to tell/command. And these words are not just from me but from our leader Isa Almasi. He said, a woman should not leave her husband.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for you married couples, I also have a word for you. This is not just my advice to you, but rather it is a command of our Lord. It is: as for woman, she must not divorce her husband; and a man, he must not divorce his spouse. However, if there is a woman who has already divorced her husband, it is not possible that she get married again. It is possible for them to come back together.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As for you also who are married, I have something to tell you that is not only my command but rather is the command of the Lord Jesus. A woman must not leave her husband.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well now, to you believers who are married, this is what I am saying, and it’s not just I but the Lord who commanded this. It’s not permissible for the woman to separate-from/divorce her husband.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I tell the people who already are married that the woman who has a husband should not separate from her husband. This word I tell you is not just my own word, rather the Lord Himself said this word about what I tell you to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 19:42:
- Noongar: “He said, ‘If you only knew today what you need so you can have peace! But now you can’t see it!” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “He said: ‘How sad for you/Poor you, people of Yerusalem! No kidding how good it would be if you knew what it is that brings you goodness of life now. But all that is hidden from your eyes.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “He said, ‘If only you would understand even this day as to what you should do so that you find peace. But you really do not understand.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘Oh how I wish that you knew which is the proper thing to do, so that there might be peace in your town, but you do not really know!” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “while saying, ‘Ay Jerusalem, if you (sing.) knew koma now what was necessary so that thereby you (sing.) would be-at-peace! But you (sing.) still are not able-to-distinguish-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And he spoke, saying, ‘How pathetic, you taga Jerusalem! If only you really knew right now how you could truly be reconciled with God! But all this time you have been saying no to him/it, therefore it’s like it’s hidden from you now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 8:2:
- Uma: “The person who says: ‘My heart is clear [emphatic]’ [i.e., I understand], but he has no love, actually his heart is not yet really clear like it should be.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person thinks that he already knows much, that means that he really doesn’t know yet.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The person who thinks mistakenly that what he knows is already a lot, the true things that God would like to reveal to him, he doesn’t yet know.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The person who thinks-incorrectly that he knows something, he still doesn’t know what God wants him to understand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If a person boasts that his wisdom/understanding is complete, it’s clear that he does not yet understand what hopefully is the outcome of true wisdom/understanding.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who says that he has now understood all about the matter, really lacks in understanding about the matters which he should know.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 20:26:
- Noongar: “There, in front of the people, they could not trap Jesus, not one thing, so they kept silent, and they were amazed because of everything Jesus said.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “Finally/at the end those enemies of Yesus were defeated. They could not find even one wrong word of his in front of the people. They were surprised to hear his answer, that is why they were quiet.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “They could not catch him in his words in front of the people. But they wondered very much at his answer therefore they didn’t say anymore.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for those people who were watching Jesus secretly, they were not able there in front of the people, to find anything in the answer of Jesus that they could arrest him for. Therefore, they didn’t say anything and they were very much surprised at his answer.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “So then, they were already/completely defeated in their attempt to deceive Jesus in front of the many-people, so after that they kept-quiet, because they were amazed at what he had answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That motive in their minds to snare Jesus in what he said in front of everybody was just frustrated. And another thing, since they were amazed at that which Jesus replied, they couldn’t respond.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 9:21:
- Uma: “When I carry the Good News to people who don’t know the Law of Musa, I behave like people who don’t follow the Law of Musa, so that many of them I can bring to Kristus. (But let it not be said that I don’t follow God’s commands. I always submit to the commands of Kristus.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If I am together with people who are not Yahudi, I do not follow the customs of the Yahudi. That is what I follow the customs of the people who are not Yahudi in order that I can persuade them to trust in Isa Almasi. Even when I don’t follow the religious law of the Yahudi, I still follow God’s law because I follow the commands of Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And among the people who are not Jews, if they are the ones who are my companions, then I no longer again carry out the Law that the Jews observe because I carry out the customs of those people who aren’t Jews so that I might influence them and they might believe in Jesus. I have not given up the commands of God because I fulfill the commands of Christ.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If by-contrast those whom I am teaching are Gentiles who do not follow the law of the Jews, I don’t follow that law either so that I will have a way to persuade them. But it doesn’t mean to say that I don’t obey God’s law, because I indeed obey the command of Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well when I’m with people who are not Jews, who are not under the jurisdiction of these laws that God entrusted to Moises, I also am like a person who is not a Jew who is not under the jurisdiction of the law, so that I may also draw-them-to-myself/win-their-confidence. This does not mean that I don’t take God’s laws seriously, because I do indeed obey everything that Cristo has commanded.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I live where there are people who do not know the law which Moses wrote, I do like they do in order that perhaps I win their hearts over to believing in Christ. But I do not want to say that I am saying that I do not follow God’s law, rather I do follow the law Christ spoke.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 21:11:
- Noongar: “Mountains will shake, people will be without food and drink, and plagues will spread though all countries. Strange and terrible things will fall from the sky.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “There will be big earthquakes and everywhere there will be plagues and famines. And in the sky there will be terrifying signs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And strong earthquakes will come and famines and bad sicknesses in all the countries here in the world. The people will also see signs in the sky which cause wonder and fear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “there will take place everywhere strong earthquakes and bitter famine — disease will spread throughout many places. And you will see a very surprising and very fearful sign which comes from heaven.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There will also be many fearful earthquakes, famines and sicknesses which will kill many people in the many-countries. And there will also be fearful and amazing signs in the sky.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The earth will have strong quakes, and in whichever place there will be severe famines and epidemics will spread all over. And in the sky frightening things will be seen and amazing signs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 10:26:
- Uma: “for ‘The world and all its contents, the Lord God is its lord/owner.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “because it is written in the holy-book, it says, ‘The world and everything in the world, God is its owner.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There is no food which was created by God which is not permitted for us to eat, because there’s a written word of God which says, ‘The whole world and everything that is in it belongs to God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because there is that which God caused-to-be-written which says, ‘The earth and all that is here belongs to the Lord God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because it says in the word of God which has been written, ‘The world and all the things in it, God is the origin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because everything there is here on the earth belongs to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
