Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:5:
- Uma: “Tomas said: ‘We(excl.) do not even know where you (sing.) are going, Lord. How can we (excl.) know the way?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Tomas said to him, ‘Sir, we (excl.) do not know where you are going. How can we (excl.) know the way there?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Thomas said to Jesus, ‘We don’t know where you’re going. How can we find the way you are going on?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Tomas said, ‘Lord, we (excl.) don’t know the path, because we (excl.) don’t know where you (sing.) are going.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “When Tomas heard, he asked, ‘Lord/Chief, we (excl.) don’t know where you will go to. How can we know the trail?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Thomas said to him, ‘Lord. We don’t know where you are going so how can we know the road you are talking about?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:6:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘I am the way, I am the one who is true and who gives life. No-one comes to my Father, if not through me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said to him, ‘I am the way to/towards God, I am the source of all that is true and I am the source of life. Nobody can come to my Father God if he does not go by/through me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the true thing to believe, I am the source of life forever. No one can get to where my Father lives if I am not the way he goes on.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus said, ‘I am the path, because I am the source/origin of truth and the one who gives life. No one goes to my Father if I am not his pathway.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered, saying, ‘I am the one who is the trail, I am the one who is the truth and I also am the one who is the life. There’s no-one who can go there to God the Father unless I am the trail he travels.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said, ‘Because of me you will arrive to where God is. Because of me you know what is true. I give the new life. Only those who believe in me will arrive where my Father is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:7:
- Uma: “If you indeed know me, you certainly also know my Father. From now, you know him and you see him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now because you already know me,’ said Isa, ‘you know also my Father. From now on you know my Father and you have seen him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if you know who I am, you will also know who my Father is. Starting right now, you already know who he is because you have seen him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “If it’s true that you know me, you also know my Father. And starting-from now, you truly know and have seen him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “If supposing you had comprehended already who I truly am, it’s certain you would also recognize/know my Father. From now, you now know him, and it’s also like you have now seen him.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Since you didn’t know who I was, therefore you don’t know the Father. And now you know him because you now see him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:8:
- Uma: “Filipus said: ‘Lord, show us (excl.) your Father, so that our (excl.) hearts will be satisfied.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Pilip said to Isa, ‘Sir, show us your Father and we (excl.) will be satisfied.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Philip said to him, ‘Show us your Father God and that’s all we need.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Felipe said, ‘Lord, show us (excl.) your (sing.) Father then so that we (excl.) will be satisfied.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Felipe said to him, ‘What we (excl.) really want is that you show us (excl.) your Father.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Philip said, ‘Lord. Cause it so we can see the Father. That’s all we want.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:9:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘You (sing.) still do not understand, Filipus! And I have been a long time with you (pl.)! Whoever see me, they also see my Father. So, why do you (sing.) ask that I show you my Father?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa answered him, he said, ‘As long as I have been here with you (pl.) and you (sing.) still do not know as to who I am, Pilip? Whoever sees me it is really as if he has seen my Father. Therefore why do you (sing.) say that I should show you (sing.) my Father?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘I have been a long time with you, Philip, and I’m surprised that you don’t know who I am. Because the one who has seen me has already seen my Father God. Why do you want me to show you my Father?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Whereupon Jesus answered, ‘Felipe, I have been with you (pl.) a long-time, and you (sing.) still don’t know me? The one who has seen me, he has seen my Father. Why then do you (sing.) say that I am to show you (pl.) my Father?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus’ reply said, ‘I’ve been your (pl.) companion for a long time now. Well then, Felipe, don’t you (pl.) yet really recognize/know me? That one who has now seen me, he has now seen the Father also. Well why did you still say that I should show you the Father?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus answered, ‘Philip. We have been together a long time and do you still not know me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say that you want me to cause you to see the Father?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:10:
- Uma: “Do you (sing.) not believe that I am in-harmony [lit., mutual-life] with my Father and my Father is in-harmony with me? What I say to you(p) here, I don’t say following my own desire. My Father who stays in-harmony with me, he is the one doing it [lit., he is the owner of the work].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Is it that you (sing.) do not believe, Pilip, that my Father and I are one? My teachings to you (pl.) are not from myself, but from my Father who remains here with me. All that I do, he is the one doing it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Evidently you don’t believe that my Father is here to me and I am there also to him because we are one. Even the words I say to you, I don’t say them from my own thinking because my Father who lives here in me, this is his work.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Don’t you (sing.) believe that I am in my Father and my Father is also in me? What I am saying to you, it didn’t come-from my mind/thoughts but rather it came-from my Father who stays in me. What I have been doing moreover, he likewise is the originator/owner of the deed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Don’t you believe that I and my Father, we (excl.) are one living-entity? These things which I speak which I am saying to you, I’m not just doing it of myself, but on the contrary the Father who shares my life/breath, he is the one who is doing these works of his.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Don’t you believe that just like I am, the Father also is? Just like my Father is, I also am. This word I am telling you isn’t just said on my own. The Father who is my companion is the one who causes that which I do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:11:
- Ojitlán Chinantec: “Believe my words. I and my Father are the same. Or if you still don’t believe just because I said so, believe because you have seen the works that I have done.”
- Huehuetla Tepehua: “Believe that I and my Father are one thing. Or if you can’t believe just by my words, believe by means of what I have done.”
- Lalana Chinantec: “You must believe that I walk with my Father. My Father walks with me also. But if you do not believe that, there is something which makes it evident. You have seen the miracles which I have done; therefore, on account of them you must believe.” (Source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
- Uma: “Believe me [emphatic], that I an in-harmony with my Father and my Father in-harmony with me. Even if you do not believe my words, believe because you have seen all that I do.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘You must believe what I said that my Father and I are one. If you do not believe because of these my words, just believe because of the deeds I have done.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Believe what I say to you that I am there to my Father and he is here to me. And if you can’t believe this because of what I tell you, believe it because of my works. Because as for my works, you will see from them that what I say to you is true.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Therefore you should believe what I say to you that I am in my Father and my Father is also in me. And if you aren’t satisfied with what I say, you should still believe on-account-of the amazing-things I have been doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It is necessary that you (pl.) believe that I and my Father, we (excl.) are one living-entity. If supposing you don’t believe these things I am telling, however because of the deeds/works which I am doing it’s necessary that you believe it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Believe that just like I am, my Father is also, and just like my Father is, also I am. If you don’t believe just the word, then believe because of what I do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of John 14:12:
- Uma: “‘These my words are very true: People who believe in me, they can do what I do–or even more than what I do–because I will go to live with my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Truly I tell you,’ said Isa, ‘whoever believes in me, he will also do the deeds I have done. And he will do more (or greater; both can be understood) deeds than my deeds for I am going to my Father God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “It’s very true what I say to you that if there is one who believes in me, he will be able to do what I have done. However he’ll be able to do more powerful things because I am going home to my Father.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘This that I say to you is indeed true that whoever believes in me, he will also do the amazing-things that I have been doing. And there will also be that which he does which is more valuable than these. Because I am going to my Father,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This is the truth which I will say to you, that one who believes-in/obeys me, through his trust-in/relying-on me he also will be able to do these things which I am doing. And he will be able to do much more than these, because I will now go to the Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “It is true what I tell you. He who believes in me also will be able to do like I do. He will be able to do more because I am going to where my Father is.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
