Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:31:

• Uma: “‘If it were just I who says that I am the sent-one/messenger of God, and there were no other people who gave witness to me, you would not know whether my words are true or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “If I were the only one speaking about myself, you certainly would not believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If I alone testify about myself, my witnessing cannot be trusted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘If it is only I who confirms/verifies concerning myself, what I say is emphatically not to-be-believed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus said also to them, ‘Probably if I only am the one testifying about myself, you will regard it as not true.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “If I give my own testimony to the truth of what I say, then you are not able to believe what I say.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:32:

• Uma: “But there is another who gives witness to me, and I know that his witness is true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But there is someone else testifying for me. I know that his testimony of me is true.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However there is another one who testifies about my works. My Father is my witness, and I know that his witness can be trusted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But there is also my Father who confirms/verifies concerning me, and I know that what he says concerning me is true.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But there is another who testifies about me and I know that what he testifies is really true.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But there is another who testifies who I am. And I know that it is true all that he says concerning me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:33:

• Uma: “You commanded your companions to go to Yohanes the Baptizer yesterday, and he told them his witness/testimony. What he said is definitely all true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said yet, ‘You sent your people to Yahiya. And Yahiya spoke the truth about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are those that you sent to John the Baptist, and the witness of John about me can be trusted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘There were moreover those whom you sent to go listen to Juan, and he told the truth of it concerning me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There were some you sent to Juan who was baptizing and then he testified about the truth concerning me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “And you sent some to question John. The word he spoke is true.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:34:

• Uma: “But really, I do not need witness/testimony from men. I remind you of the words of Yohanes so that you receive goodness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But I am not trusting in the testimony of men. I am saying this only about Yahiya so that you will be saved.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I do not need a mere human to testify about me, however I caused you to remember the witness of John so that you might believe me and you might be given life.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “I truly don’t need people to confirm/verify concerning me. But I remind you nevertheless of what Juan said in order that you might believe and be saved.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Not that I need the testimony of whichever person. I am only mentioning the testimony of Juan so that you might be saved if you believe/obey it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But I don’t need any person to testify to the truth of what I say. I remind you of what John said about me in order that you believe what he said and be able to be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:35:

• Uma: “Yohanes is like a lamp that shines and brings light to you. And you, you were very glad to hear his words. But your joy is just for a short time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Yahiya was figuratively like a burning lamp giving light to the thoughts/minds of mankind and you (pl.) were happy in his light, that means at his teaching, even if only for a little while.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because as for John, he is like a lamp whose shining is bright, and his shining upon you made you happy for a very short time, which is to say, for a short time you were pleased with his true teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Juan, he can-be-compared to a lamp that shines, and you enjoyed his shining-in your minds/thoughts for a little-while.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for Juan back then, an illustration of him was a shining light because, as for what he taught, it gave light to the mind/thinking of people. You were pleased a little bit with this light of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “That word spoken by John is like a light which collects the insects, for you gathered about where he was speaking. You rejoiced a little while about what he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:36:

• Uma: “‘But as for me, there is a witness that makes clear who I am, and that witness is greater than the witness of Yohanes. When you examine well my work, that is what witnesses to who I am. What I am doing/working at this time, is the work that my Father gave to me for me to complete. This work of mine is what makes clear that I am the messenger/sent-one of my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But there is a witness for me stronger than the witness of Yahiya. These are the deeds which I have done. These deeds of mine are from the command of my Father God and he told me to finish them. Really, these deeds that I do testify for me that my Father God is the one who sent me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However the witness about me of my Father is greater than that of John because all that my Father God has caused me to do, the things that I have done, they testify that my Father God sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But there is that which confirms/verifies to you the truth of what I have been saying that is weightier than what Juan said. Because the work I am fulfilling that my Father gave-me -to-do, that is what confirms/verifies that my Father is the one who sent me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But there is testimony concerning me which is much greater than this testimony of Juan. That which I am doing which the Father is causing me to do, that is what testifies that as for me, I was sent by the Father to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But I do signs which no one else can do and these are testimonies about the truth of what I say. What John said was of less value. The signs I do are what my Father ordered me to do. Thus it is apparent that it is true that my Father sent me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:37:

• Uma: “And more than that, my Father who sent me, He himself is my witness [who] says who I am. But you, you have not yet once heard his voice, you have not yet seen his appearance.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And my Father, who sent me, witnesses also for me. But you have not heard his voice and you have not seen his shape/appearance.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He is the one who sent me, and he witnesses about me. You have not seen his form, and you have not heard his speaking.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And my Father who sent me, he himself is the one who confirmed/verified concerning me. But you absolutely didn’t listen to his voice/words and neither did you see his likeness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And as for the Father who sent me, he himself indeed has testified concerning me too, but from time past till even right now, you aren’t listening to his voice and are not acknowledging/recogizing his appearance.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “My Father who sent me testifies to the truth of what I say. And you have not heard his word nor have you seen him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 5:38:

• Uma: “You have not stored his words in your hearts, because you do not believe in me whom he sent.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And his word/message has not soaked into your livers because you do not believe in me, the one he sent to you (pl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And I know that you will not receive his word because as for me, the one whom he sent, you have not believed in me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Neither did you store what he said in your minds/thoughts, because you don’t believe me whom he sent.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “You really are not storing his word in your head because you don’t believe-in/obey me whom he sent to come here.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But you do not want to hear the word he sent, because you do not want to believe what I tell you — and I am the Father’s messenger.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)