Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:35:
- Uma: “If you love one another, all people will know that you really are my followers.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “If you love each other, all people will know that you are my disciples.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you do this all the people will see that you are my disciples.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if you love-one-another, that will be the means-of-knowing of all people that you are my disciples.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If you value one another, everyone will recognize/acknowledge that you are my disciples.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “If you love each other, all the people will realize that you are my learners then.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:36:
- Uma: “Simon Petrus asked Yesus: ‘Where are you (sing.) going, Lord?’ Yesus said: ‘Where I am going, you (sing.) cannot yet go. Later on you (sing.) will follow me.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said to Isa, ‘Sir, where are you going?’ Isa answered, he said, ‘You cannot follow me now where I am going, but in the future you will follow.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Simon said to Jesus, the one titled Peter he said, ‘Where are you going?’ And Jesus answered, ‘Where I am going you cannot yet accompany. However in the future you will come after me just the same.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Simon Pedro said, ‘Lord, where then are you (sing.) going?’ Jesus answered-him and said, ‘Where I am going, it is not possible for you (sing.) to follow-me now. But in a future day, it is correct that you (sing.) will follow-me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Well where will you go, Lord/Chief?’ the question of Simon Pedro. Jesus replied, saying, ‘There to where I will go you (sing.) can’t go along with me now, but you will indeed follow after me in the near future.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter asked Jesus a question. He said, ‘Lord. Where are you going?’ Jesus said, ‘Where I am going, you cannot follow me now. But you can follow me afterward.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:37:
- Uma: “Petrus said again: ‘Why will I not be able to follow you (sing.) now, Lord? I would even die because of my following you (sing.)!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Petros said to him, ‘Sir, why can I not follow you now? I submit/surrender even if I am killed, if it is because of you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Peter said to him again, ‘Why can’t I accompany you now? I’ll go with you even if I have to allow myself to be killed because of you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Pedro then said, ‘Lord, why perhaps can-I not -follow now? Because here-now I am prepared to die for you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Lord/Chief, why won’t I be able to go along with you now?’ next question of Pedro. ‘It’s true, I will give my life/breath because of you!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter said, ‘Lord. Why do you say that I can’t follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 13:38:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Would you (sing.) really even die because of me. These my words are very true: Before the chicken crows, you (sing.) will already have denied that you (sing.) follow me three times.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘You really submit to be killed if it is because of me? Truly I tell you, the cock will not yet have crowed and you will have argued three times that you don’t know me.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus answered, ‘Will you allow yourself to be killed because of me? It’s true what I say to you, that before the chicken crows later on you will three times say that you do not know me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Is it indeed-the-case that (RQ implying of course not) you (sing.) are prepared to die for me?’ answered Jesus. ‘In-the-future indeed (prophetic formula)! Before the rooster crows, you will three-times say-in-denial that you (sing.) don’t know me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answering again said, ‘Will you really give your life/breath because of me? This is the truth which I will say to you, before the rooster crows, three times you will deny (being associated with) me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Then Jesus said, ‘You say that you will lay down your life for me. But truly I tell you that before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:1:
- Uma: “Yesus also said to his disciples: ‘Do not be sad! Believe in God, and believe also in me. [This may also be taken as a declarative sentence: You believe in God and you also believe in me.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘Do not be troubled in your livers because of what I have said. Trust in God and trust also in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Your breaths must not be painful,’ said Jesus, ‘rather trust in God and trust also in me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t be worried, but rather continue to believe in God and believe also in me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus next taught his disciples saying, ‘Don’t be sad/disheartened. Strengthen your believing-in/obeying God. Strengthen also your believing-in/obeying me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Do not be sad. Trust God and also me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:2:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “In my Father’s house are many rooms for people to live in. If there were not many rooms, I would not have told you there were many. But there are, so I am going to get them arranged for you to live in.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “There where my Father is are many houses. If it wasn’t like that up in heaven, I would have told you that it wasn’t like that. I am going to fix up the houses that are going to be yours.”
- Aguaruna: “There is a lot of free space, able to be lived in, in my Father’s place. If that were not true I would not have told you it was! I am going in order to prepare your staying place.”
- Tsafiki: “Where my Father God lives are many houses to live in. It’s true. I’m not one who lies!”
- Navajo: “Where my Father’s home is there are many houses. If it were not that way, would I have told you that it was? I am going there in order to prepare a place for you.”
- Yatzachi Zapotec: “Where my Father God is like a large house with many rooms. I would have told you if there were not rooms for you. And now I will return to prepare rooms for each of you.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “In my Father’s house, there are many dwelling-places. I go to prepare your dwelling-places for you. If it were not like that, I would have told you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “There in the place of my Father God, there are many dwellings. If this were not true I would not tell you this. I am going to prepare your dwellings.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There are many places which can be lived in where my Father lives. For if this were not true I would not have said to you a while ago that I go to prepare a place for you to live in.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because there are many dwelling-places for people -where my Father -is-staying in heaven, and I am going there to go prepare your dwelling-place. If this that I tell you were not true, would I tell it?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “In heaven where my Father lives, it’s a dwelling-place with lots of room. This is really true, and I’m going ahead now to do what will cause you to be able to live there. If it’s not true, of course I wouldn’t say it to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There at my Father’s house there are many places to stay. If there weren’t resting places, I wouldn’t have told you this. But now I am going to prepare a place for you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:3:
- Uma: “When I finish preparing your dwelling-places, I will come back to get you, I will carry you going to my dwelling-place, so that where my dwelling-place is, you will be there with me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then when I have finished preparing your dwellings, I will come again to fetch you and I will bring you to my dwelling so that we (incl.) live together.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when I go there to prepare a place for you to live in, I will come back for you and I will take you there to where I live, and then where I am there you will be also.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When your dwelling-places are then prepared, I will then return to go call you so that you will stay-with (me) where I am.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since it is true that I will go there and do what will cause you to be able to live there, it’s also true that I will indeed return here to cause you to go with me. Then we will all live there together.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “When I have gone to prepare a place for you to stay, I am going to come again to get you so that we will be together.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:4:
- Uma: “You know the way to go to my dwelling-place.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “And you know the way to where I am going.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you know the way going to where I am going.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You surely know the path the goes to where I am going.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “And you know the trail now which goes to this where I am going.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Now you know where I am going and you know the road.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
