Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 12:21:

• Uma: “Don’t pay back the evil behavior of others with evil behavior too. If it’s like that, we end up being defeated because we have been defeated by evil. Rather, repay evil behavior with good behavior, in order that we defeat evil with goodness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “If evil/bad has been done to you (pl.), let your repayment not be evil/bad. But repay with good and/so-that the bad/evil is defeated.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Even though someone harms us in a very evil way, let’s not pay back with evil. Because if we pay it back, we are defeated because we are influenced by evil. What we should do is pay back with good, and because of this it will be our enemy who is defeated, because he will be influenced by good.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Don’t permit evil to defeat you (pl.) but rather defeat evil with the good that you do.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Don’t let evil conquer you in that you do like your enemies do. Rather conquer evil in that you do good to your enemies.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)