Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:20:

• Uma: “If a person swears mentioning the offering burning table, it means he mentions the table and all that is burned on it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore if a person swears and he makes the-place-for-putting the sacrifice his witness, all that is placed on it is included,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore if there is one who makes a promise, and he calls upon the altar in the House of God, it is not just the altar that he is calling on, he is also calling on the sacrifice that is placed on the altar.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The altar of-course! Therefore the one who swears and he takes the altar as his witness, it is not just the altar he takes but rather also what has been offered on the altar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That’s why as long as in making a promise you mention the altar, of course you also include as having been mentioned all that is burned there.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Yet the person who calls upon the altar as witness isn’t just calling upon the altar, rather he is calling as witness all that is on the altar.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:21:

• Uma: “And if a person swears mentioning the House of God, it means he mentions the House of God and God who lives in that house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “and whoever swears and makes the big prayer-house/temple his witness, the one who lives in the temple, that means God, is included.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the same way, when a person calls on the House of God, he is not just calling on the House of God, he is also calling on God who lives there.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And the one who swears and he takes the Temple as his witness, it is not just the Temple that he takes as witness but rather also God who lives there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Like that too, if it’s the Templo which is mentioned, of course you have also mentioned God, for this Templo is his house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The person who calls upon the church for a witness isn’t just calling upon the church, rather also God who is in the church he calls to be a witness.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:22:

• Uma: “And if a person swears mentioning heaven, it means he mentions the seat of God and he also mentions God who sits on that seat.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And whoever swears and makes heaven his witness, his witness is the seat of God. And it is really God whom he swears by, for God is the one sitting there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is a person who makes a promise and he calls on heaven, the thing he is really calling on is the place where God sits, and if he calls on the place where God sits, he is really calling on God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And if someone also swears saying, ‘Look you (sing.) heaven,’ it is not just heaven he takes as his witness but rather also the throne of God and the one sitting there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And if in making a promise heaven/sky is mentioned, the seat of God when ruling has also been mentioned and the one whose seat this is.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Also the person who calls upon heaven to be witness, he is calling on the chair of God to be witness. And also upon God himself, because he it is who sits in his chair in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:23:

• Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! Even the little plants, like mint, lemongrass and basil, you offer-in-worship one tenth part to God. Yet the really big commands in the Lord’s Law, like behaving uprightly, loving others, and keeping promises, you don’t pay attention to [them]. Actually it is those big commands that you must keep, and also don’t forget the small commands.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the law and Pariseo for God will punish you. You only pretend to follow God. You tithe even up to the plants for spicing your food. But you do not follow the great/important commandments. You are not straight/righteous, you have no pity/mercy on your companions and you are not trustworthy. It is good if you tithe, but you should not forget/reject doing what I said there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, you teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You give to God the tenth part, even of the seasonings of food like mint, anise and cummin, but you do not obey the greatest commands like righteous activity, pitying your companion, and fulfilling your promises. You must give the tenth, but you must not also avoid these more important laws.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you are careful to give to God the tenth, even what you harvest that is added-in-small-amounts (as flavoring) to what is cooked-for-viand, but you have been ignoring the more-valuable commands of the law that say that your way with your fellows should be righteous, you should be merciful to them and be trustworthy/faithful. It would be good/better if you had been careful/thorough with these more-important things while meanwhile you continued to give the tenth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. You follow/obey well the law about giving God a tenth part of your plants, even food flavorings. But you deliberately-forget to follow/obey the most important teaching of the law, which is straight/righteous deeds, aid-giving/generosity and the habit of being reliable/trustworthy. You really must do these most important things, and keep on too with your following/obeying of those others which were said.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Concerning the tenth you give to God, you give it of all you have, even the mint you give a tenth of to God. The same for the anise and cummin, you give the tenth of it to God. It is good that you do so, but there in the law it says another word that is more important that you do. Because it is written that you must walk good, and you must have mercy, and that you must truly walk so that all is correct in what you do. These are the words which are most important that you do, as well as continuing to give a tenth to God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:24:

• Uma: “You are like blind people who lead-by-the-hand others. You are like people who remove a gnat [lit., tiny mosquito] from your drink, yet a camel, which is very big, you go ahead and swallow.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You strive to follow the commandments which are not so great but the great/important commandments you do not do. You are like blind people showing-the-way to your companions. You are like a person who strains the water so that he doesn’t drink the insect but he swallows a camel.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are like a blind person that leads another blind person. You wouldn’t dare do a little sin, but you dare to do a very big sin.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “You blind-ones who are going-ahead/leading-the-way! You are like a person who carefully/thoroughly strains a gnat from what he drinks while-simultaneously he swallows-at-a-gulp a camel!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “You blind leaders-by-hand! You are like a person who strains what he drinks so that he won’t swallow an insect which has been forbidden by God. But as for the big kamelyo animal which has also been forbidden by God, he swallows it in one gulp. For you taboo small sins but don’t-mind big ones.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “All that you teach, you do not know the meaning of it. So you pay attention to the words that are of little importance, but concerning the words of most importance that you do, you don’t pay any attention to them.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:25:

• Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! You are like people who clean cups and plates only on the outside, but on the inside they are still dirty. Religious customs that are only visible on the outside you really follow. But in your hears you are greedy/gluttonous and desire other peoples’ things.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the religious law and Pariseo because God will punish you. You only pretend to follow God. You wash the cups and the plates but what is in it/them is unclean (ritually) because you got that food because of your deceiving and your greed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You carefully observe your own customs, but in your minds and in your breath there is greediness and wickedness. You are like a cup or a dish which is cleaned on the outside but is filthy on the inside.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like a person who washes only the outside (lit. trunk/body) of a cup and the back of a plate, because you are showing good behavior/character to the people, but your mind/thoughts, it is full of greed and plans to cheat your fellows.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Really extremely hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo who pretend to believe/obey God. You clean your cups and plates according to the law, but what you put into them is disgusting. For what you use to get that food of yours is wholly gotten-by-overcharging and keeping-more-than-one’s share.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Because just on the outside it appears that you are good people, yet in your hearts you are thieves and just what other people have is what you set your hearts on getting.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:26:

• Uma: “You are indeed like blind people, you Parisi people! Clean the outside of the cups first, so that the outside will be good too.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You are blind, Pariseos. Clean first what you put in them then your plates and cups will also be clean.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You Pharisees are like blind people. First clean what you put on the inside, and then your cup and dish can also be cleaned.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Oh confound you (expression of exasperation and reproof)! You blind Pharisees! You should first clean what is inside the cup so that the outside (lit. trunk) will also be clean.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “You Pariseo are blind! You must first make new what is in your mind/inner-being. For if what is in your mind is good, good too are the deeds which will come from it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Listen, Pharisees, you do not understand the meaning of what you do. First clean your hearts so then also on the outside of your bodies it will appear that you are good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 23:27:

• Uma: “‘Disaster on you, you religious teachers and Parisi people! You are just good on the outside! You are like graves that are painted white: on the outside how good they look, but on the inside there is nothing but the bones of corpses and all kinds of disgusting stuff.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘You are to be pitied teachers of the religious law and Pariseo because God will punish you. You are only pretending to follow God. You are like a painted grave. It’s appearance from the outside is good but inside it is full of bones and rotten flesh.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Pity you, teachers of the law and you Pharisees, because your faith in God is a lie. You are like a stone house which is a coffin painted white where the bodies of dead people are placed. It is good to look at on the outside, but inside are the bones of dead people which are already rotten.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Pitiful are you teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! Because you are like a tomb painted white. Its view is very-nice but it is full of the bones of the dead and other filthiness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Really very hard is being reserved for you, you explainers of law and Pariseo, who pretend to believe/obey God. What you’re like are graves which have been painted white, which look nice on the outside. But the inside is disgusting for they’re full of rotten-things and bones of those who have died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Listen, you teachers of the law and Pharisees, how great is the suffering you will have, for it is not true that you are good people. Because you are like tombs which are pretty in appearance on the outside, being whitened, but inside the tombs, it is corrupt with the bodies of dead people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)