Following are a number of back-translations of John 2:20:
- Uma: “The Yahudi rulers were surprised, they said: ‘How’s-that!? This House of God was built in forty-six years, and you (sing.) say you (sing.) will build it back in just three days?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Uy,’ said the leaders, ‘this temple took forty six years to be built. You are able to erect it in just three days?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they answered, ‘Forty and six years was the making of this house and are you able to build it up in just three days?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon they said, ‘Forty six years (argumentative particle) was the time-required-for-making this Temple, then you (sing.) say that you (sing.) will build it again in three days?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘What,’ said those Judio, ‘you will restore it in only three days when it took some forty-six years to build before this building which is a worship-place was finished?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews who were leaders said to him, ‘It took forty-six years to build up this church and you say that in only three days you will build it up!'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Mairasi: “Then they themselves said to Him: ‘They were making this Great Above One’s House [Temple] for the number of years equivalent to all the digits on two people [fingers & toes] and one hand and one [46 years]. Will You finish making it again in three days?’ they said.” (See also body part tally systems) (Source: Enggavoter 2004)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:10:
- Uma: “After that, Yesus and his disciples ate in the house of Matius, and there were also many tax collectors and other people that the crowds said had evil deeds who came to eat with them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa ate there in the house of Mateo. Also many tax collectors and other sinful people went there and they sat down to eat together with Isa and his disciples.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and his disciples were eating in the house of Matthew, there were many tax collectors and law-breaking people who were eating there also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “As then plural Jesus and his disciples were eating in plural Mateo’s house, many arrived who were collectors of taxes and other sinful people, and they joined-in-eating.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And then when Jesus and his disciples went to the house of Mateo to eat with him, many came who were officlal-receivers of that payment and others who were regarded by the leaders of the Judio as sinners. They all ate together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “One day Jesus went along with his learners to a meal at the house of Matthew. There where Jesus ate there were many tax collectors. There were also other people who were said to have many sins.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:10:
- Uma: “Wherever we (excl.) journey [lit., Wherever our (excl.) journey], we (excl.) face death all the time the same as the Lord Yesus. This happens so that the power of the life of Yesus in our (excl.) lives becomes clear to all people. [Note: the phrase ‘face death’ is understandable in Uma although not completely natural. It is grammatically similar to and perhaps a borrowing from the Indonesian ‘menghadap kematian.’]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) always feel in our bodies the things that Isa experienced, including that we (excl.) almost die like he died. But we (excl.) are helped by Isa Almasi so that when people see us (excl.) they will know that Isa truly lives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Just like Jesus long ago, we are hated by everybody and they want to kill us. The reason all of these things happen is so that it might be known by means of us, that Jesus is alive again, for He always is helping us.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “No matter where we (excl.) go, we (excl.) continually face death like Jesus (did) because of our (excl.) being-joined to him in order that the life that he gives will be seen in our (excl.) bodies that die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really wherever we (excl.) go our bodies are always being caused suffering, in that it’s like we (excl.) are always facing certain death (lit. looking down into a dug-pit), just like Jesus when he was still here in the world. But because we (excl.) are all the more able to face/attend-to our (excl.) responsibility even though our (excl.) bodies are experiencing like this, it really is evident that this Jesus has been made alive again, for the help of his supernatural-power is with us.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Wherever I arrive, I give myself up to be killed like Christ did who was killed. Therefore from this, people will know that Jesus is the one who lives to help me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:28:
- Uma: “You heard my words yesterday [recent past time]. I said: I am not the Redeemer King. The reason that I came here, I came here ahead of him to prepare his way for him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You are my witnesses that I said that I am not the Almasi. I am only sent here ahead of him, to prepare for him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You can testify that I said that I was not the one chosen by God to rule, but rather God sent me to arrive first and then the king.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You have of-course heard what I said that I am not the Messiah but rather the one whom God sent to go-ahead of him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You now are the ones who can testify to what I said, when I said, you remember, I am not the one who is Cristo. I was just sent as his fore-runner.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You heard yourselves that I said before that I am not the Christ whom God appointed to rule. Rather, I have preceded him before he comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:4:
- Uma: “The names of those twelve apostles/sent ones of Yesus are these: First, Simon, who is also called/named Petrus; after that, Andreas the relative of Simon; Yakobus the child of Zebedeus; Yohanes the relative of Yakobus; Filipus; Bartolomeus; Tomas; Matius the tax collector; Yakobus the son of Alfeus; Tadeus; Simon the Zelot; and Yudas Iskariot (he’s the one who will sell Yesus to his enemies).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Simon, he is the challenger, and Judas Iskariyot. This Judas was the one who betrayed Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Simon, one of the members of the Canaanite group, and Judas from Kerioth, the one who turned Jesus over to the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Simon who was called Patriota because he showed-concern-for his country, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Simon the Cananeo and Judas Iscariote, he being the person who, the time would come when he would be the one to lead the ones wanting to kill Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Simon, who was in the party of the Cananistas. And Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 6:3:
- Uma: “We(excl.) really are careful so that our (excl.) behavior is beyond reproach, so that no-one will disparage our (excl.) work carrying God’s Word.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (excl.) don’t want that anyone can find fault with our (excl.) doing, therefore we (excl.) really take care so that there is no reason that people do not follow Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We want that there is nothing of our activity that people can scold us for, so that no one will be able to criticize our spreading the word of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) take-care that we (excl.) do nothing that would be a cause-of-offense or cause-of-sinning of our (excl.) fellow people so that no one will criticize/look-down-on this work of ours (excl.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “We (excl.) are really careful not to do anything like something-to-be-tripped-and-fallen-over by anyone, so that our teaching of the Good News will not be shamefully-criticized.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I search for how what I do will come out well, because I do not want the people to say that the word of God which I speak is no good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 4:24:
- Supyire Senoufo: “God is Munaa [nose/spirit/breath] — no one can see him. People can only worship him when God’s Munaa shows them the truth.” (Source: Michael Jemphrey)
- Uma: “God, He is Spirit. So, people who worship him must worship with the power of the Holy Spirit, and following the true way.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘God is the source of spirit/soul, even more so, he is spirit, he is not like mankind having a body. And whoever worships him has to worship him from inside his liver and his worship to him has to be true.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God is a Spirit, and he has no body, therefore all who worship him, they must worship him not by means of the body, but by means of their whole breath, and their worship of him must be true.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “God, he is a spirit (particle indicates that this is the relevant factor). So those who worship him, it is necessary that their worship be sincere/heartfelt through his Spirit based-on his true godhood.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because as for God, he is wholly mind/inner-being, having no body. Therefore it is necessary to worship him with/through the mind/inner-being and truth.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “God is not visible, not having a body. Those who worship him must truly from the heart worship him.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Candoshi-Shapra: “God is fleshless. We must honor him with our hearts [= emotions, intelligence]. We can do this by God’s power.” (source: John C. Tuggy)
See also Holy Spirit.
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:36:
- Uma: “Because of this my coming, the people of one household will oppose one another, some will follow me, some will not. A male child is opposed to/has differences with his father, a female child is opposed to/has differences with her mother, a child-in-law is opposed to/has differences with his/her parent-in-law.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The worst enemies of a person are his relatives.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And a person will be against his close relatives.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “and a person’s enemies will be his own family.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Really a person’s enemy will be from within his own household.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the enemies of the person who believes in me, those who live in his house will fight him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
