Following are a number of back-translations of John 1:47:
- Uma: “Yesus saw Natanael coming to meet-with him, he said: ‘Here comes a Yahudi person who really takes-after the character of Israel his ancestor long ago, he is not a deceiver!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When Isa saw Natanael coming towards him, Isa said, ‘Here is one real Isra’il person. He does not deceive.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived there, Jesus saw Nathaniel and said, ‘This one really is a true descendant of Israel because he doesn’t cover up anything.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon Jesus’ seeing Nataniel coming, he said, ‘This is a true descendant of Israel, because he has no trickery.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus saw that Natanael was approaching him. Having seen, he said, ‘Here is someone who is a true Israelita who has no deceitfulness at all.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus saw that Nathanael was approaching and said, ‘Now you see coming here a Jew who truly lives uprightly and is not a deceiver.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 8:20:
- Uma: “Yesus answered him, he said: ‘Civet-cats have their dens, and birds have their nests. But I the Child of Mankind, I do not even have my house to sleep in.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘The pahang (big lizard) are better off they have a hole, and the birds have their nests. But I, the Son of Man have no place for rest.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘Caves are what foxes live in, and birds have their roosting places. But I who am titled the Older Sibling of Mankind, I just sleep anywhere because I have no home.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said, ‘Even the civet-cats have holes to live in, and the birds also, they have nests, but I who am Child of a Person have no proper place-to-sleep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘Is that true? You’d better remember that wolves have tree-holes and birds have nests. But I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human, I have no certain place to stay, but on the contrary just wherever I can.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to this one: ‘Well, foxes have holes where they stay. The birds have nests where they stay. But the Man who came from heaven doesn’t have any place to go to bed.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 3:4:
- Uma: “The reason we (excl.) are brave to speak of ourselves(excl.) like this, [is] because we (excl.) trust in God, and Kristus is the one who chose us (excl.) to be his workers.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The reason why we (excl.) dare to say this is because we (excl.) trust in God. And we (excl.) trust in God because of Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason that we can say that you are our letter is because since we have become one with Christ, our faith in God is big.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) thoroughly believe that these-things are true, because God is the one whom we (excl.) trust to help-us by-means-of Cristo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In God’s sight we (excl.) are not ashamed to speak like this because, this good outcome of our (excl.) teaching, (it was) only (achieved) through the efficacy (lit. strength) of the help of Cristo to us (excl.).” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am assured now that there at the face, the eye of God, the work which I did comes out well because I walk with Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:3:
- Uma: “Yesus said saying to him: ‘These my words are very true: if a person is not born again, he will not become a subject of God in his Kingdom.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered he said, ‘Truly I tell you, if a person is not born again, he is not able to see the ruling of God/kingdom of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered saying, ‘What I say to you is true that a person can only be included among the people whom God rules over if he allows himself to be born again.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘This that I tell you (sing.) is true,’ said Jesus in reply. ‘If a person is not born again, he can not join-in-experiencing God’s ruling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, saying, ‘This really is the truth which I will tell you. No-one can be included in the kingdom of God unless he has been given birth to again.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you that he who doesn’t live anew cannot be in God’s hand.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 9:18:
- Uma: “While Yesus was still speaking, a leader of the house of prayer of the Yahudi arrived, he immediately knelt in front of Yesus asking for help, he said to him: ‘My female child has just died. Let’s go to (my) house, you (sing.) touch her so that she lives again.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “While he was still speaking to them, a leader of a prayer-house arrived there. He prostrated before Isa and said, ‘My little daughter has just died. But even if it is like that, come and lay your hand on her so that she will live.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “While Jesus was still speaking, a Jewish official arrived. He knelt down to Jesus and begged him, saying, ‘My daughter died a while ago, but if you will come and place your hand on her, she will come back to life.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus was still speaking to them while-simultaneously a ruler of the Jews arrived. He knelt in-front-of him and he said, ‘Our (excl.) female child just-died, but please come to lay-hands-on her and she will live.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “As Jesus was still saying these things, a leader of the Judio arrived. He bowed down in front of Jesus and spoke saying, ‘My daughter is right now dying/about-to-expire. But I’m sure that if you just come with me and touch her, she will indeed live.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “While Jesus was telling the people these words, there arrived a man who was a leader of the Jews. He kneeled before him and said: ‘My daughter has just died, yet if you go and place your hand on her, then she will live again.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 2 Corinthians 4:18:
- Uma: “So, we don’t consider [lit., put-in-heart] what is seeable. What we consider is what is not-yet seeable. For what is seeable is just for-a-while. What is not-yet seeable will last forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Because we (excl.) do not aspire for the different things/kinds seen here in the world because they are not lasting. But that is what we (excl.) aspire to the good/blessing that cannot be seen because these good/blessings will last forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because that which is very deeply placed in our breaths is not the things that we can see here on the earth, but rather they are the things that we cannot yet see which are in Heaven. For the things that we can see here on the earth, they will shortly go out of existence; but that which cannot yet be seen which God will give, that cannot go out of existence forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore what we think about, it is not what we are able-to-see on the earth but rather what we are not yet able-to-see which is in heaven, for what can-be-seen on the earth, they have an end, but what cannot be seen, they have no end.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That is why what is dominant in our (excl.) minds/inner-being is, not the things here in the world which can be seen with the eyes, but rather the things in heaven which can’t yet be seen. For the things here in the world, (they) will not last, but the things in heaven, they will last for ever.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore I do not pay attention to the suffering I go through. That which fills my heart the most is the good which God will give afterwards. Because the suffering a person goes through while he lives will pass. But that good which God says will be afterwards is forever.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 3:36:
- Uma: “People who believe in that Child, they receive good life until forever. People who do not submit to that Child, they do not receive life. They instead receive the anger of God until forever.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever trusts in the Son of God lives forever. But those who do not trust and follow the Son of God, have no life forever. Even more so, God’s wrath remains with him forever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Whoever believes in the son of God, he will be given life forever. Whoever does not obey the commands of the son of God, he will not be given life forever but rather God’s anger toward him will be forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whoever obeys/believes in his Child, he will have life that has no end, but the one who doesn’t obey (different word) his Child, this life is not in him, but rather God will punish-him forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one who believes-in/obeys and trusts-in/relies-on this Son of God, he now has life which has no ending. But as for that one who does not believe-in/obey this Son, this life cannot become his. It’s certain he can’t arrive there in that good-situation which is in heaven/sky. The anger of God is still piercing him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who believes in the Son of God has the new life forever. But he who does not believe in the Son of God will not have the new life, rather he will suffer the punishment God gives out.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 10:12:
- Uma: “When you enter into a house, say to the owner of the house/the host: ‘The Lord bless you!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When you go up to a house say, ‘May God give you peace.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when you go up into a house, invoke a blessing on those who live there saying, ‘May God bless you’, so that God might bless them if they receive you. But if they don’t receive you, never mind, because God will not go ahead and bless them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When you enter a house, say, ‘May God bless you who-live-here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “On entering the house, say, ‘Hopefully that peace of mind which God gives will be yours (pl.).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When you enter a house, say: ‘May God bless the people who live here.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
