Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:31:
- Uma: “‘That’s why I say to you don’t be afraid and say: ‘What shall we (incl.) eat and drink? What shall we (incl.) wear?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore do not worry. Do not say, ‘What shall we eat, what shall we drink, what shall we wear.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore don’t worry and say what are we going to eat, and what are we going to drink, and what will we clothe ourselves with.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore don’t be worrying saying, ‘Where perhaps is what we will use-to-get what we will eat and our clothes?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore don’t agitate your mind/thinking about your food, drink or clothes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So now, do not worry and say: ‘What will be eat and drink? Or what will be wear?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:32:
- Uma: “All that are the things that are constantly thought about by people who do not know God. You, don’t any longer be fearful about those things, because God in heaven knows all your needs.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The people who do not know God that is what they always think about. But you, you shall not worry, because your Father God knows that you need these.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These are the things that the people who don’t believe in the true God worry about. But as for our Father God who is in heaven, he knows beforehand that you need things like this.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because that is what the people who don’t know God are greedy for (lit. grab-after). But as-for you, your Father in heaven knows that you need all these.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s really true that these are what people are bothered about who have yet no belief/obeying and trust-in/relying-on God. But as for you, don’t you be like them, because your Father who is in heaven already knows that you really need all this.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because the people who live here on earth only have on their hearts what they will eat and wear. But concerning you, your Father in heaven already knows that you need all these things.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:33:
- Uma: “What we (incl.) must think about is this: do what is straight in God’s sight, so that he is our (incl.) King. If that is what we (incl.) put-first, all the other [things] he will just give to us (incl.).” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But/instead that is what you shall think about, the ruling/kingdom of God and about following his wishes. So-then he will give you all this which you need.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But as for you, it is necessary that that which is big in your breath is your letting him rule over you and the righteous deeds that he wants you to do. And then he will give you all that you need.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you should concentrate your thoughts/minds on God’s ruling and the righteous way-of-life that he commanded, and he will also give all these to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore always cause to be foremost in your mind/inner-being your true submitting-to-the-rule of God and your persevering in following/obeying the straight/righteous lifestyle which he has commanded. And then he will freely-give you these things you are needing.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore now, above all hunt for how to be in the hand of God. Concerning the words God commands, earnestly do it, then you will be given all the things you need.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 6:34:
- Uma: “So, let’s not be busy thinking about what will happen tomorrow. This day enough/complete its trouble, don’t any longer add more to it thinking about what will happen tomorrow.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for your worries will only become many. Your worries/troubles about today are enough.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t be troubled about the difficult things which will happen to you at a later day, for you should only think about that on the day it happens. Only think about what happens to you today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore don’t be worrying about difficulties that you might experience tomorrow. Wait (lit. later) so-that tomorrow, then you will face the difficulties that will arrive on that day. Because the difficulties we experience each day are sufficient. Let’s not (lit. even-if we don’t) add-to them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And well, don’t agitate your mind/thinking about how tomorrow will be. Just trust that to God. The hardships of this day are enough for your mind/thinking. Well, why add agitating yourselves about what hardships may come tomorrow?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now do not worry about what you will go through tomorrow. For each day had problems which a person must pass through. Just seek for how you get through the problem of the day when it comes.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:1:
- Uma: “‘Don’t criticize others, so that God also will not criticize us.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Do not put-down/criticize your companion so that God will not judge you,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t criticize your companion so that God won’t criticize you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Jesus continued to teach saying, ‘Don’t turn-yourselves-into (lit. cause-your bodies -to-become) those who judge your companions so that God also will not judge and condemn you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus continued his teaching, saying, ‘Put far away the habit of always criticizing your (pl.) companion, so that you won’t be being criticized too.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not want to make judgments on what other people do, so that God will not judge you in what you do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
- Martu Wangka: “You should not rubbish another person (to make a decision that what they are doing is wrong and talk against them). You should think carefully so that later, the Father does not scold you and send you off. If you think carefully about another person without rubbishing them, the Father later, will think carefully about you without scolding you and sending you off.” (Source: Carl Gross)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:2:
- Uma: “Because the measuring-thing that we (incl.) use to others, that also will be used to measure for us (incl.). Meaning, if we (incl.) go too far criticizing others, like that also God will decide/judge our (incl.) case.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “for if you practically (lit. as if appearing) judge your companion, likewise also will God judge you. And however (lit. as to how) you measure out for your companion like that will it be also measured to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the thing you criticize your companion for will be also the thing God criticizes you for. The bigness of what you criticize your companion for will also be the bigness of what God criticizes you for.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because the measure that you use-to-judge your companions, that also is the measure that God will use to judge you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because how you judge your companion is how you will be judged. If you are hard (lit. heavy) on your companion, hard is what you too will receive.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because you will be judged like you judge other people. Like you do, that is what will be done to you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:4:
- Uma: “How can we (incl.) say to another: ‘Come, I will take out/remove your (sing.) sleep,’ but there is still also a splinter of wood in our (incl.) eye.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “How can you say to your companion, ‘Friend, come here please, I will take the splinter out of your eye,’ if there is a log in your own eye.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you say yet to him that you will take out of his eye that which has gotten into it, however a log has gotten into your eye and you pay no attention to it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Why do you (sing.) say to your (sing.) companion, ‘Please kindly-allow-me (strong request) to wipe-away that eye-discharge of yours (sing.),’ while-simultaneously you (sing.) also have a large bit-of-eye-discharge?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, how can you say to your companion, ‘Quick/come, I’ll remove that dust particle in your eye,’ when there’s something jambed right across your own eye?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So you must not say to your brother: ‘Listen man, wait while I take out the dirt in your eye’ you say. And here you do not even realize that you have a beam in your own eye.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 7:5:
- Uma: “Don’t’ pretend-to-be-good in character! First take out the splinter that is in our (incl.) eye, so that our (incl.) eyes are clear to take out the sleep of others.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “You there are just pretending. Remove the log from your eye first, then you can see clearly to remove the splinter from the eye of your companion.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your activity is pure deceit. First take out the log that has gotten into your eye, and then you will be able to see, and then you can also easily take out that which has gotten into your companion’s eye.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You (sing.) hypocrite! first wipe-away your (sing.) large eye-discharge so that you (sing.) can-see properly, then you (sing.) can wipe-away your (sing.) companion’s eye-discharge.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore you who are regarding your lifestyle as having nothing to find fault with, improve/correct your own nature/way first, and then it will be possible/acceptable to point-out-the-fault in the doing of your companion which is not good. Remove first that which is jambed right across, so that you will be able to see well. You will be better able to remove what is in your companion’s eye.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “So it is not proper in what you say. First you must take out the beam in your eye in order that you are able to take out the dirt in the eye of your brother.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)