Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:6:
- Uma: “When he came to Simon Petrus, Petrus said: ‘Lord, are you (sing.) going to wash my feet?’ [Implies ‘You should not be the one doing this.’]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he came to Simon Petros, Petros said to him, ‘You, Sir, you are going to wash my feet?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when it was already Simon, the one titled Peter, Peter said, ‘Are you going to wash my feet?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When he arrived then at Simon Pedro, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, you (sing.) shouldn’t be the one to wash my feet.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When he reached Simon Pedro, Simon Pedro said, ‘Lord/Chief, why like that, that you are the one who will wash my feet?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When he was about to wash Peter’s feet, Peter said, ‘Lord. Are you going to wash even my feet?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:38:
- Uma: “That is the command that is the greatest, and is indeed the first.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “This,’ said Isa, ‘is the greatest command of all.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is the greatest commandment, the first of all.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This is the most-important command of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This one is the most important law.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “This word is what God considers more important for people to do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 1:28:
- Uma: “No matter what happens, don’t you be afraid of people who oppose you. Because that makes-clear that God will punish them, and you, relatives, will be freed from punishment, for God has freed you from the punishment of your sins.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Don’t be afraid of the ones who ‘enemy’ you. For if you are not afraid, they will understand that they are the ones who will be punished and you are the ones who will be given life without end because God is the one helping you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I will hear also, that you are not afraid of your enemies. Because if you’re not afraid of them, they will understand that they are the ones who will be punished and you are the ones who’ll be given life without end. Because God will cause them to understand this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You should have no fear of those who oppose you, because your courage, that’s the sign by which God shows them that they will in-the-future be punished forever. And that indeed also is how-they -will-know that you will be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t be afraid of those who oppose you, for as long as you endure with a good mind/inner-being their causing you hardship, it testifies that, according to the determined-plan of God, they will fall under the sentence of death which is unending punishment, and as for you, your salvation is assured.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you are persecuted by those who are enemies to the good news, do not be afraid. Because concerning them, what they do is a sign that they will be lost. But concerning you, what you do will be a sign that your lives (soul and spirit) will be saved. In what you do, it is God who helps you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:38:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Would you (sing.) really even die because of me. These my words are very true: Before the chicken crows, you (sing.) will already have denied that you (sing.) follow me three times.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘You really submit to be killed if it is because of me? Truly I tell you, the cock will not yet have crowed and you will have argued three times that you don’t know me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus answered, ‘Will you allow yourself to be killed because of me? It’s true what I say to you, that before the chicken crows later on you will three times say that you do not know me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Is it indeed-the-case that (RQ implying of course not) you (sing.) are prepared to die for me?’ answered Jesus. ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula)! Before the rooster crows, you will three-times say-in-denial that you (sing.) don’t know me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answering again said, ‘Will you really give your life/breath because of me? This is the truth which I will say to you, before the rooster crows, three times you will deny (being associated with) me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘You say that you will lay down your life for me. But truly I tell you that before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:24:
- Uma: “You are like blind people who lead-by-the-hand others. You are like people who remove a gnat [lit., tiny mosquito] from your drink, yet a camel, which is very big, you go ahead and swallow.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You strive to follow the commandments which are not so great but the great/important commandments you do not do. You are like blind people showing-the-way to your companions. You are like a person who strains the water so that he doesn’t drink the insect but he swallows a camel.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are like a blind person that leads another blind person. You wouldn’t dare do a little sin, but you dare to do a very big sin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You blind-ones who are going-ahead/leading-the-way! You are like a person who carefully/thoroughly strains a gnat from what he drinks while-simultaneously he swallows-at-a-gulp a camel!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You blind leaders-by-hand! You are like a person who strains what he drinks so that he won’t swallow an insect which has been forbidden by God. But as for the big kamelyo animal which has also been forbidden by God, he swallows it in one gulp. For you taboo small sins but don’t-mind big ones.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “All that you teach, you do not know the meaning of it. So you pay attention to the words that are of little importance, but concerning the words of most importance that you do, you don’t pay any attention to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:30:
- Uma: “From his work working for Kristus, he very nearly died. He did not consider himself because he wanted to be your hands here helping me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for he really almost died because of his work for Almasi. He did not hold-dear his life so that he could just help me because you were not able to help me at that time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because he almost died so that he might fulfill what Christ wanted him to do. He risked his life so that he might help me, because I could not be helped at that time by you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “because as for him, he almost died because of his doing the work-that-Cristo -had-him -do, and he risked his life helping me in your absence.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For as for this Epafrodito, he really risked his life (lit. body). Why wouldn’t I say that when this illness of his couldn’t have been more serious in his just persevering in this work of Cristo, and what you sent him here to do because you want to help me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You see that he was on the verge of death because he was doing the work of Christ in that he was helping me. He gave himself to suffer in helping me, doing that which you were not able to do for me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:1:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I am the true tree trunk, and my Father is the owner of the field/garden.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa told a parable, he said to his disciples, ‘I am figuratively the stock of a good plant and my Father is figuratively the one who cares for this plant (lit. what is planted).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I,’ said Jesus, ‘am the trunk of the paras plant, and my Father God is the owner of the plant.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he said illustrating, ‘I am the true/correct base of the grape-plant, and my Father is the care-taker.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued his teaching of his disciples though, for he was going to finish first what he wanted to say to them. He said, ‘I am the one who is the true like base and stem of an ubas plant, and as for my Father, he is the one who is the Cultivator.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am like a vine of grapes and there is no other like me. My Father is like a worker who tends the grape garden.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:17:
- Uma: “The person who is sitting on his porch, don’t have him go into his house first to get his stuff.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person is outside his house he shall/must not go inside to fetch his belongings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That person who happens to be outside of his house, he must not waste time to go in the house to get any of his possessions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The one who is in the yard/area-outside of his house it is necessary that he not be delayed by entering to go get his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As for the one on the flat roof of his house, he isn’t to busy himself going into the house to fetch belongings, but on the contrary having come down he is to run-away straight away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The person who will be on top of a house must not think that he will go into his house to get something to carry away, rather he should at once flee.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
