Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:7:

• Uma: “There were also some that fell in the midst of thorns. The thorns grew and crowded-out those seedlings, with the result that they did not fruit, but rather died.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Other seeds fell into thorn-infested (ground) (sampinit). The thorns grew fast and choked what had been planted, so it didn’t bear-fruit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There was also that planted which fell on ground where the weeds were thorny. These weeds grew long and choked the plants and they were not able to bear fruit.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Others also, they fell in a thorny-area, but whereupon thorns grew-along-with and choked-out the plants, so they did not bear-fruit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Newly-sprouted-all-over-with-weeds is where others got scattered. That’s why when those weeds grew-big, the cultivated-plants drowned (fig.). They couldn’t bear fruit.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:8:

• Uma: “There were also seeds that fell in rich ground. Those seeds grew well, bigger and bigger, with the result that they fruited. There was some that was thirty times as much as what was planted, there was some that was sixty, there was also some that was one hundred times as much as what was planted.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, some seeds fell on good soil. So-then these seeds sprouted and grew and bore fruit. It’s yield, some had enough, some much, and some also very much.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also that planted which fell on good ground, and these sprouted, grew large, and bore fruit. There were some plants that bore fruit thirty-fold; there were also those that bore fruit sixty-fold, and there was also that which bore fruit one hundred-fold.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But as for the others, they fell on the good soil, then they grew and they bore-fruit. There were some which bore-fruit a hundred-each, some sixty-each, and some also thirty-each.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But what was scattered on good soil/ground, on sprouting it grew well. Its fruit also did well and was full-headed too. There were thirty grains in one head. Others had sixty and still others, a hundred.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:9:

• Uma: “After Yesus spoke that parable, he said to them: ‘Whoever of you has ears, listen well!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na,’ said Isa, ‘amey-amey (strong injunction) listen if something is said to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘You must understand this which you have heard.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus concluded saying, ‘You who are listening, think-about what you have heard.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus added on, saying, ‘Well since what ears are for is to listen with, it’s necessary that you listen well to this which I am saying.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:10:

• Uma: “After that, when Yesus was alone, his twelve disciples and other disciples came to ask him: ‘What is the meaning of that parable earlier?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then after the crowds had left and only his twelve disciples and the other disciples of his were there with him, they asked him as to what the meaning was of the parable he had taught.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they didn’t have so many companions because they were only the twelve disciples of Jesus and a few other people, they asked Jesus what he meant by the parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the many-people went-away, then the twelve disciples of Jesus and others who were going-with them approached Jesus and inquired of him concerning the meaning of the parables.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When the crowd had gone, only a few people were left with the disciples. They came up to Jesus to question him about the illustrations he had given.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:11:

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Long ago God had not yet made-known-to mankind how he would become King on earth. But now he has made-known-to you that teaching. But as for the people who are not my followers, I teach them with parables,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You have been given knowledge/wisdom so that you can understand what God has hidden in his mind/thoughts about how he rules over his people. But to the other people, I teach them in parables,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘You, my disciples, God will cause you to understand the things hidden long ago about this ruling. But the other people, they will be taught by means of parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘You are the ones to whom God has given the privilege to know what was not made-known previously concerning his ruling, but as for the other people, only parables will be related to them,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘It really has been given/graced to you to know the hidden teaching concerning the kingdom of God. But as for those others who don’t want to believe-in/obey me, all the things which will be taught to them are wholly by illustration.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:12:

• Uma: “so that the words of the Holy Book come to pass that say: ‘They can hear, but they do not know the meaning. They can see, but it is like they never see [it] clearly So, they will never return to God, And their sins will not be forgiven.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “in order that they are as is written in the holy-book, saying, ‘They really look but they cannot see. They really hear/listen but they cannot understand. For if they would see and understand perhaps they would return to God, and/so that God would forgive them.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For then they will carefully look but they will not be able to see, which is to say, they will listen, but it is as if they never heard because they don’t understand. For if they could understand, they would give up their bad doings, and God would forgive them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “so that even though they are seeing, they will not recognize, and even though they are hearing they will not understand lest they turn-to-face me in-order-that I heal them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “It’s like this so that even though they will look directly, they won’t recognize what they are looking at. And even though they keep listening, they won’t be able to understand. For if it wasn’t like that, maybe they would repent and be forgiven by God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 4:13:

• Uma: “After that Yesus said to them: ‘If you do not know the meaning of that earlier parable, how will you know the meaning of other parables?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Na,’ said Isa to them, ‘you really-surprise-did not understand that parable of mine. If it is like that, you also don’t understand all the parables that I have taught you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus spoke again, ‘Do you understand this parable that I told you? If you don’t understand this, you will also not be able to understand my other teachings which are by means of parables.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t you understand this parable? If that’s how-it-is, how then will you understand other parables?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus also said, ‘Well don’t you understand those illustrations I gave? Then isn’t it so that you won’t understand if there are other illustrations next?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)