Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 2:4:
- Uma: “Let’s not just consider ourselves, think also of the lives of others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Do not only think of your good, but think also of the good of your companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you just think about what you need, but rather think about also what your companions need.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You ought to think about the good/betterment of your fellows, not merely the good/betterment of yourself only.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For what really is good is that you always show pity for the situation of your fellowman, what you’re thinking being what is for their benefit, not just for your benefit only.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not try to find what is good only for yourselves. Do that also other people find what is good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:6:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I am the way, I am the one who is true and who gives life. No-one comes to my Father, if not through me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘I am the way to/towards God, I am the source of all that is true and I am the source of life. Nobody can come to my Father God if he does not go by/through me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the true thing to believe, I am the source of life forever. No one can get to where my Father lives if I am not the way he goes on.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said, ‘I am the path, because I am the source/origin of truth and the one who gives life. No one goes to my Father if I am not his pathway.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, saying, ‘I am the one who is the trail, I am the one who is the truth and I also am the one who is the life. There’s no-one who can go there to God the Father unless I am the trail he travels.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Because of me you will arrive to where God is. Because of me you know what is true. I give the new life. Only those who believe in me will arrive where my Father is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Malay Alkitab Berita Baik (meaning-based “Good News” translation): Jesus answered, ‘I am the way to know God and to have life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’ (Source: Daud Soesilo in The Bible Translator 2025, p. 263ff.)
- German Gute Nachricht 2018: “Jesus answered: ‘I am the way, for I am the truth and the life. There is no other way to the Father.'”
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:30:
- Uma: “You are proud [lit., your hearts are high], you say: ‘If we (incl.) had lived contemporary with our (incl.) elders long ago, we (incl.) [emphatic] wouldn’t have gone along with them in killing the prophets.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And you say, ‘If we had lived at the time of our ancestors we would not have joined in their doing killing the prophets.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you say, ‘If we had only lived in the time of our ancestors who killed those inspired ones of God, we, by contrast, would not join in what they did.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You say, ‘If we (excl.) had been there in the time of our (excl.) ancestors, we (excl.) would not have joined in their repeated-killing of the prophets.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And you say, ‘If hopefully we (excl.) had been there in the time of our ancestors, we really wouldn’t have wronged these prophets by killing them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “You say: ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have helped them kill the spokesmen for God,’ you say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 3:6:
- Uma: “At that time my following of the Yahudi religion was very strict, to the point that I was intent-on / out-to persecute the followers of Yesus. I followed every kind of command that is in the Law of Musa, there were none that I transgressed.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And because I cherished the Yahudi religion I persecuted whoever trusted in Isa Almasi because they did not believe as I did. Concerning my following/obeying the commands in the law written by Musa, I have no fault whatsoever.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And since my obeying the observances of us Jews was very strong in my breath, I did harm to the believers in Jesus, and as for my observing the Law left behind by Moses, I know of no mistakes that I made.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I greatly also showed-concern-for/stood-up-for (lit. hurt-for) that law of ours (excl.) to-the-extent that I thoroughly persecuted those that believed in Jesus. So if it is based on the law, I am extremely righteous, because there is certainly nothing (i.e. in the law) that accuses me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For it’s the truth that in the strength of my following/obeying the religion of us (excl.) Jews, in the past I really hounded those who believed-in/obeyed the Lord. Well as for obeying the laws of Moises, really nothing can be found fault with in me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because I didn’t want it to be rejected, persecuted the people who believed in Christ. Concerning doing the word which is in that law, no one can say that I failed to do it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:7:
- Uma: “If you remain in-harmony with me and my words remain in your hearts, just ask God whatever you want, he will definitely give it to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But if you remain in/with me, and you really tie-fast my teachings in your liver, God will satisfy you whatever you ask.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you, if you do not separate from me and if you take hold of my teachings, anything that you ask from me I will give it to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But if however you continue to be united-with me and to store-away my words in your minds in order to follow-them, no matter what you request, it will be given to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If you hold fast to me and my word remains with you also, that you are always following/obeying it, whatever you will ask for from God will be easy. It really will be given to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you do not forsake me and you keep in your hearts what I teach you, then ask what you want and I will give it to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Lalana Chinantec:”You must be connected to me. My word must be in your hearts. If you will do that, you will receive whatever you ask for.” (Source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 24:23:
- Uma: “‘At that time, if someone says to you: ‘Look, the Redeemer King is here! or ‘He’s over there,’ don’t believe [it/them].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘If in those days someone will say to you, ‘Oy, look, the Almasi is here,’ or ‘There he is,’ do not believe it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now if someone says to you, ‘Look, here already is the king chosen by God,’ or if there is one who says, ‘There he is,’ don’t you listen to that one who speaks.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued, saying, ‘At that time, if someone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘There (particle of surprised realization) he is,’ don’t believe it/him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore supposing someone says to you, ‘Here is Cristo!’ or ‘There he is now!’ don’t you believe it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “In those days do not believe the people who will say to you: ‘Here is the Christ,’ or they will say, ‘Over there he is,’ they will say to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philippians 4:20:
- Uma: “Praise God our Father forever. Amin.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Let us (incl.) praise our (incl.) Father God forever. Amin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “May our Father God be praised forever.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “May we praise God our Father forever. Amen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God who is our Father really must be praised without ending until forever. This is the truth.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Forever will we praise God our Father. Amen.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:12:
- Uma: “‘There is still much that I want to say to you, but you are not yet able to receive it at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I still have much to tell to you,’ said Isa, ‘but you cannot bear it now.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are many things that I would like to say to you, but you couldn’t understand them yet.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘There is much more that I will not be able-to-tell you now, because it would be excessively difficult for you to think-about.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “There’s more I would like to tell you, but since you are grieving, you don’t yet have the ability to try-to-understand it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There are many other words I want to tell you but the time has not yet come that you can understand what I tell you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
