Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 7:20:
- Uma: “Every person, whatever their life is, if God calls them to believe in the Lord Yesus, they should follow him in that life of theirs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “We (incl.) should not aspire to changing our (incl.) status from our (incl.) status when we (incl.) first followed Isa Almasi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You continue in the situation you had when you first believed in our Lord.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore each one ought to remain in his status when he heard God’s calling him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore, it’s good if each one remains in the circumstances he was in when God put it in his mind to submit to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Each person, according to how he was when God called him to believe in Jesus Christ should remain as he was.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)