Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:44:
- Uma: “The King of Evil-ones is your father! And you continually want to follow the will of that your father. From the beginning he was already a killer. He never says what is true, because there is nothing that is true in him. If he lies, that is to be expected, because he was already a liar, and all people who lie follow/take after his behavior.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said yet to those people, ‘You, your father is the leader of demons and that is what you want to follow, the will of your father. Since the very beginning he has always killed. He has not followed the truth because there is nothing true in him. That is what he does, lying, for that is his custom. He is really a liar and he is the source of all lies.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your Father is Satan, and the desire of your father is also the thing that you want to do. From the beginning Satan was a murderer. He has no part with the true teaching because there is nothing true in him. If he speaks, then he speaks a lie because a lie is the only thing that he can think about. He is a liar and from him originates every lie.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You are like your father who is Satanas, and your purpose is to obey what that father of yours wants. He has been a murderer starting-from the beginning until now. Neither does he say anything true, because he has nothing to-do-with that. If/When he lies, he does what is fitting to his custom/character, because he is a consistent-liar and he moreover is the origin of lies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Satanas for sure is the one who is your father. Whatever he wants, that is what you are wanting to do. It’s true, he was a murderer from long ago and an enemy of the truth, for this truth will really never-ever be found in him. When he lies, well that’s his nature/way, because he really is a habitual-liar and he is the source of lies.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who is as a father to you is the devil. And you want to please him. The devil has been a murderer from his beginning. He never speaks what is true. When he speaks, it is all lies. He speaks his own ideas because he is a liar. He is as father to those who lie.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:45:
- Following is a back-translations of John 8:45 from Aguaruna: “You also being like that (i.e., like the devil) you don’t believe me, because I speak truly.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “So, that is why you do not believe me, because I say what is true.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But I, my words are only true that is why you do not believe me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “My words to you, by contrast, are true, and because of this you do not believe what I say.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “But as for me, I tell you what is true, and this is the reason you don’t believe me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But because the truth is what I am telling, that’s why you aren’t believing me!” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But because I tell you what is true, you don’t believe me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:46:
- Uma: “Who of you can point to there being my sin? When I say something that is true, why do you not believe me?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “None of you can say that I have sin, all that I have said is true. Why do you still not believe me?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Who of you can testify of any bad that I have done? None of you. If true is what I say, why don’t you believe me?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Is there perhaps anyone among you who will confirm/verify that there is that-in-which-I-have-sinned? Definitely none. If then what I say is true, why don’t you believe-it?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For who of you can prove that I have sinned? If what I am saying really is the truth, why aren’t you believing me?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There isn’t one among you who can say that I have committed sin. So if what I tell you is true, why don’t you believe me then?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:47:
- Uma: “People who are the children of God want to hear the Word of God. But you, you do not want to hear my words, because you are not children of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If a person belongs to God, he listens to the teaching of God. But you, you do not belong to God, that’s why you do not want to listen/obey.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If a person is a child of God, he will obey the words of God. The reason you do not obey is because you are not his children.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The children of God, they carefully listen-to and believe/obey what he tells them. But you are not his children, therefore that is the reason you don’t listen and believe/obey.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Those people who belong to God, they really listen to his word. But you don’t belong to God. That’s why you aren’t listening to this word of his.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He who is a child of God likes to hear what God says. But you are not children of God, therefore you do not want to hear what God says.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:48:
- Uma: “The Yahudi people disparaged Yesus, they said: ‘You (sing.) are a Samaria person! You are crazy, like we said all-along!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa was answered by the Yahudi, they said, ‘What we (excl.) said is really right, that you are not truly an Isra’il person. You are a Samariya person and you are possessed by a demon.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the leaders of the Jews answered Jesus, they said, ‘It is really true that you are a Samaritan with a filthy custom. You are crazy.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon the Jews said, ‘Why it’s indeed true what we (excl.) said previously that it’s as if you (sing.) are from-Samaria and you (sing.) are also demon-possessed.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The Judio again said to Jesus, ‘Isn’t it true what we (excl.) are saying that you are a Samaritano and being possessed by an evil spirit?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “The Jews said, ‘It is correct for us to say that you are a native of the land of Samaria and that you are demon possessed.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:49:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I am not crazy. I honor my Father. But you, you do not honor me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘I am not possessed by a demon,’ said Isa, ‘I am honoring my Father but you are insulting me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus also answered, ‘I am not crazy. If I spread the fame of my Father God, why are you insulting me?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I am not demon-possessed,’ answered Jesus, ‘because I honor/worship my Father. But you by-contrast, you downgrade/mock me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘I’m not being possessed by an evil spirit,’ said Jesus. ‘I am really honoring/respecting my Father, but you have no respect for me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘I am not demon possessed. What I do is to respect my Father. But you do not respect me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:50:
- Uma: “I am not asking-to-be-praised. It is God who honors me, and He is the one who judges whether I am true/right or not.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I am not aspiring to being honored. Somebody else is thinking of honoring me and he is the judge.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I am not looking for fame from anyone, however God wishes that I might be honored by people. He will show that my defense is true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “I don’t moreover try-to-get-myself-praised, but there is nonetheless someone who is in-charge-of my-being-praised, and he is the very one who will judge the ones who downgrade/mock-me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I am not looking for my own praise/glory. My Father is the one to deal with that. He is the one who stands up for me and who judges you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I am not looking for how I will be respected. And he judges those who do not respect me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 8:51:
- Uma: “These my words are very true: Whoever follow my words, they will not die, they will live forever.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘whoever follows my teaching, he will really not die forever.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “True is what I say to you, that anyone who obeys my teaching to him, he will never experience death.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true that whoever believes/obeys what I am saying, he will never-die.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This which I am saying is the truth, that whoever lives by this which I am teaching, he will not experience death.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I truly tell you that he who respects what I say will never die.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)