Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:26:
- Uma: “Haven’t you ever before read the words in the Holy Book that make-clear that the dead will live again? In the book of the Law of Musa we read the account of how God spoke to the prophet Musa from the flaming bush. At that time, Abraham, Ishak and Yakub had long been dead. But even so, God said to Musa like this: ‘I am the God worshipped by, the God worshipped by Ishak, the God worshipped by Yakub.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Na, concerning the dead people that they are made alive again, have you never read in the holy-book Tawrat about the puhung tree that burned/flamed? It is written there that God spoke to Musa. God said, ‘I am God who is acknowledged-as-God by Ibrahim and Isahak and Yakub.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And about dead people who are raised, haven’t you ever read in the book Moses wrote long ago about the flaming weed where God appeared to him? For even though Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worship,'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And concerning moreover the living again of the dead, it’s as if you haven’t read what God caused-Moses -to-write concerning the flaming tree which says, ‘I am God who is still the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ He said that even though plural Abraham had already-been-dead a-long-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, also about this coming alive again of those who have died, haven’t you yet read in the writing of Moises concerning the bush which was flaming? What is written there says that God said to Moises, ‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:27:
- Uma: “So, from those words of God, we clearly know that Abraham, Ishak and Yakub were alive. For it is not people who are dead who worship God, it is people who live who worship him. How wrong that thinking of yours is.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “God is God of the living not God of the dead. (That means that even though Ibrahim and Isahak and Yakub have died long-ago, they live there in heaven because they still worship God.) You are really mistaken/at-fault in your thinking.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “which is to say, they were still worshipping God for the one who worships him, even if he dies, he still has life. That’s why you are very much mistaken.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “What this means to say is that the dead live again, because God, he is not the God of dead people but rather the living. Therefore it is true that you are thoroughly mistaken.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Of course he is not the God of people who are dead but on the contrary, alive. Therein it’s clear that Abraham and company (i.e. Isaac and Jacob) are alive again even though they had already died. Your understanding really is very wrong.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Mezquital Otomi: “Because God says he is the God of those three men who have died, we all know that they still live and worship him. …”
- Tzotzil: “Well then, I say to you, even though the forefathers of Moses are dead people, God spoke about them as if they were living people. Therefore you should know they are still living because God spoke thus. …”
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “If God is God of Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, he is God of those who are alive, even though they have died. …”
- Quiotepec Chinantec: “God is the God of the living. He is also the God of the dead because they are not dead to Him, they also are living.”
- Ocotlán Zapotec: “If God is God of Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham, he is God of those who are alive, even though they have died.” (Source for this and four above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:28:
- Uma: “At that time, a religion teacher came to Yesus. He heard the previous argument of the Saduki people with Yesus, and he said in him heart: ‘That reply of Yesus’ was indeed good!’ That’s why he also asked something of Yesus, he said: ‘Which command is the main one of all the commands?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then there was a teacher of the religious law standing there and he heard their arguing/discussion. When he observed that Isa’s answer to them was good, he went closer to ask Isa. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘which is the commandment greater than all?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was there a teacher of the law who heard their arguing with Jesus. When he realized that Jesus was very wise in answering them, he asked him, ‘Teacher, which one of all the laws is the first?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There was a teacher of the law who was listening to the conversation of the Sadducees and Jesus and he asked Jesus, ‘What is the most-important command?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “One person who was an explainer of law heard their arguing/conflict. He comprehended that the answers Jesus gave were wholly correct. That’s why he approached and questioned Jesus. He said, ‘Teacher, which law is the most important?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:29:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘This is the main command: ‘Listen Israel people! Our Lord the Lord God is just one.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘The commandment that is greater than all is this: ‘People of the tribe of Isra’il, listen. God, our (incl.) Lord is one God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘This is the first: ‘Listen you descendants of Israel, our God the Lord of all, he is only one God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus said, ‘This is the most-important command of God. ‘Listen you descendants of Israel. We have only-one Lord who is the Lord God, there is no other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘This is the most important law. ‘Listen well, nation of Israel. As for our (incl.) God, he alone is the true God. There is no other.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:30:
- Uma: “We must love him with our real heart, we [must] offer all our life to him, we [must] love him the full-extent of our knowledge and the full-extent of our ability.’ That is the first command.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You (sing.) shall love God, your (sing.) Lord, with your entire (dambýs-býs) liver and mind and strength.’ This,’ said Isa, ‘is the commandment greater than all.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It is necessary that the one you hold big in your breath is God our Lord. He is the one you must make dear in your breath, your mind, your understanding, and in all that you do.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) must concentrate all your (sing.) mind/thoughts, skill/intelligence and strength in loving God your (sing.) Lord.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s necessary that you (sing.) hold him dear without not-meaning-it, but on the contrary really with your mind/inner-being and your mind/thinking being concentrated, and with all your strength.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tzotzil: “Love with all your heart our Lord God. All that you are able to do, do it because you thus love Him. All that you think, do it because you thus love Him. Serve Him with all your strength because you thus love Him.”
- Western Highland Chatino: “Love very much God your Lord. You’ll think much about God. You’ll give your hearts to God. You’ll give all your minds to God. You’ll give all your strength to God.” (Source for this and above: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
See also heart, soul, mind (with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind).
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:31:
- Uma: “And this is the second command: ‘We must love our companion like we love ourselves.’ There are no other commands that are bigger than these two.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And the commandment following it is this: ‘You (sing.) shall love your companion as you (sing.) love yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these two commandments.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The second is this: ‘You must hold dear your companion. Regard him as if he were your own breath.’ There is nothing commanded us that is higher than these two.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The second most-important is: ‘You (sing.) must love your (sing.) fellow like your (sing.) manner-of-loving yourself (sing.).’ No command is more-important than these.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is the second. ‘You (sing.) are to value your fellowman just like your valuing of your own body.’ There are no other laws which can exceed these.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:32:
- Uma: “The religion teacher said to Yesus: ‘True indeed, Teacher! What you (sing.) say is very true. The Lord God is just one, there is no other.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The teacher of the law said to Isa, ‘That is correct, Sir. What you said is true that God is one and there is no other than he.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then that teacher said to Jesus, he said, ‘True, I agree with what you say that God is only one and there is no other God,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Correct, sir teacher,’ said the teacher of the law. ‘What you (sing.) said is true that there is only-one God, there is no other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘That’s true, Teacher,’ replied that explainer of law. ‘What you said really is true that there is only one God, there really being no other apart from him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 12:33:
- Uma: “And we must love him with our real heart, to the full extent of our thinking and the full extent of our ability. And we must love our companions like ourselves. That is better than all livestock and other stuff that we sacrifice to God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And a person should love God with his entire liver and mind and strength. And he also should love his companion as he loves himself. If he follows/obeys this, this is still better than if he sacrifices burned animal or gives anything to God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “and our holding God the Lord dear in our breath, in our mind, in our understanding, and in all of our actions, and holding dear our companion as if he were our very own breath, these are greater than all the burnt sacrifices and offerings.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “It is also correct that we must concentrate all our mind/thoughts, skill/intelligence and strength in loving him, and we must also love our fellows like our manner-of-loving ourselves. It is more-important that we obey these two commands than our offering animals and other offerings to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And as for our (incl.) holding him dear without not-meaning-it, but on the contrary with our mind/inner-being and mind/thinking being concentrated, and with all our strength, and our valuing too of our fellowman just like our valuing of our own body, (these are) really greater/more-important than all which is sacrificed by being burned and other things-being-sacrificed with which forgiveness is asked for.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)