Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:14:

• Uma: “While he walked, he saw a tax collector named Lewi the child of Alfeus, while he was sitting in his office. Yesus said saying to him, ‘Follow me!’ Lewi stood up and immediately followed him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na when he proceeded, he saw Libi, the son of Alpa, sitting there in his office for paying taxes. Isa said to him, ‘Come, follow me.’ So-then Libi stood up and followed now Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “After that, Jesus continued along and on his way was the office of the tax collector. There he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus the tax collector sitting. And he said to Levi, ‘Follow me (as a disciple).’ And then Levi stood up and followed Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “A little later, Jesus was passing-by the office where-they -paid taxes, and he saw Levi the child of Alfeus sitting there. ‘You (sing.) right-now become my disciple,’ said Jesus. Levi stood-right-up and went-with him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “From there, in his walking Jesus came upon Levi who was the son of Alfeo. Levi was sitting at the payment-receiving-place for payment to the government, for his job/responsibility was official-receiver-of-payment. When Jesus saw him, he said, ‘Come with me now.’ Levi stood up at once and followed-right-behind Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:15:

• Uma: “After that, Yesus and his disciples ate at Lewi’s house, and many other people whom the people said were evil came to eat with them, because many of them followed Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa was eating there in the house of Libi. Also many people collecting taxes and sinful people were sitting and eating together with him and his disciples. For many of them were following him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And while Jesus and his disciples were eating in the house of Levi, there were many tax collectors and law breakers eating with them, for many had followed him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “While Jesus and his disciples were eating in plural Levi’s house, there were many eating-with who were tax collectors and other sinful people. Because there were many who were accompanying Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then when Jesus and his disciples went to the house of Levi to eat with him, many joined them in eating who were official-receivers-of-payment and others who were regarded by the leaders of the Judio as sinners. There were now many of these who went around with Jesus. They all ate together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:16:

• Uma: “There also were there several religion teachers who followed the Parisi teaching. When they saw Yesus eating with these people who had evil character, they said saying to his disciples: ‘Why does your teacher eat at-one-time tax collectors and sinner people!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There were Pariseo there, teachers of the religious law. When they saw that Isa was eating together with the sinful people and the people collecting taxes, they said to the disciples of Isa, ‘Why does Isa mix in eating with the tax collectors and the other sinful people?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were there also some Pharisees who were teachers of the law. And when they saw that Jesus was eating with these law breakers and tax collectors, they asked the disciples of Jesus, they said, ‘Why is Jesus eating and drinking with these cheating tax collectors and law breakers?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the teachers of the law who were Fariseo (Pharisees) saw that Jesus was eating-with people like those, they said to Jesus’ disciples, ‘Why does he eat-with tax collectors and other sinful people?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “This was seen by some of the explainers of law who were members of the Pariseo. Therefore they questioned those disciples of Jesus. They said, ‘Why does he join in eating with the money-grabbing official-receivers of payment to the government and those others who don’t fully obey our (incl.) laws?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:17:

• Uma: “Yesus heard their words, that is why he spoke this parable to them, he said: ‘People who are not sick, it is not necessary to be medicined. It is people who are sick who need to be medicined. I did not come to call people whose behavior is straight. I came here to call the sinners so that they repent from their sins.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa heard this, he said to them, ‘The sick people go hep to the doctor; those who are well have no need/use to go to the doctor. I have not come to look for the straight/righteous people but I have come to look for the sinful people.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus heard this and he answered them with a parable, he said, ‘He who has no sickness doesn’t need to be medicined; only he who has a sickness. As for me, I did not come here so that I might cause righteous people to stop doing bad, but rather, those who transgress against God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Jesus heard what they inquired and he said parabling, ‘It is not the healthy people who need someone-to-medicine/heal-them but rather the sick. I did not come to go call/invite the righteous people but rather the sinful.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus heard their question, therefore he was the one who answered, saying, ‘As for those who are ill, they really are the ones who have need of a doctor (lit. mediciner, any kind). Not those who have no illness. Why I came here wasn’t to call the straight/righteous but on the contrary the sinners, those who need to submit themselves to God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:20:

• Uma: “But the time will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from their midst. At that time they will fast.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But in the future, when the bridegroom has been caused-to-leave/been driven-away, then they will fast.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said to them, ‘For example,’ he said, ‘if there is a wedding, the companions of the bridegroom, they wouldn’t think about fasting while the bridegroom is still with them. But later, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast. It is just the same way with my disciples, for if I am still with them, they will not fast.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But a time will come when the man-getting-married is taken away from them, and that is when they will fast.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, that’s how it is with these disciples of mine. But the day will come when I will be separated from them. And then is when they will fast.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 2:21:

• Uma: “After that Yesus said two more parables, he said: ‘There is no person who patches an old shirt with new cloth. Because the new cloth will shrink until it tears that old shirt, with the result that the tear will just get bigger.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa spoke-in-a-parable about the teaching of before and his teaching. He said, ‘No person patches new cloth/fabric which has not yet been washed, onto old clothes. For if he does like that/so, when the new cloth shrinks, the old clothes will tear again and the tear will be wider.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus taught in a parable how his new teaching and the old doctrine cannot be mixed. He said, ‘New cloth which has not been shrunk is no good to patch a shirt of cloth which is already rotten, because when it is washed the new cloth will shrink and the rotten cloth will tear and will have an even greater torn place.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus also said parabling, ‘No one uses-new cloth -to-patch an old garment. Because the patch will shrink and pull the stitching and what-it-was-patched-to will rip worse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then he taught them that it isn’t possible/acceptable to just add to the customs of the Judio this teaching of his. He said, ‘There’s no person who sews a patch of new cloth which hasn’t yet been laundered on to old clothing. For when/if this new shrinks, isn’t it so that the old will stretch? Well what will happen is that the tear will get much bigger.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)