Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:14:

• Uma: “You are all my companions, if you follow my orders.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You, you are my friends, if you do what I commanded to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are my friends if you carry out my commands to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And you indeed are my friends if you obey my commands.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “You are the ones who are my good friends if/when you are following/obeying what I am commanding.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “You are my friend if you do what I order you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:15:

• Uma: “I no longer call you my slaves, because a slave does not know what is in the heart of his master. Now, you are really my companions, because I tell you all that my Father tells me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Now I am no longer calling you my servants, for to servants it is not explained as to what their master is going to do. But you, I have already explained to you all that my Father has told me. Therefore I call you already my friends.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I will no longer name you my servants, because as for a servant, the master does not tell him what the master is going to do. I name you my friends because all that my Father God caused me to understand, I caused you also to understand.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Servants is not my spoken-opinion of you now but rather friends. Because the servant, he doesn’t know the plans of his master, but as for you, I have already made-known to you all that I heard from my Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “I will not/no-longer call you servants, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is thinking. Friends is what I will call you now, because all those things which I heard from my Father, I have now said to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Now I do not call you just workers. Because the one who is just a worker does not know what his boss does. Now I say that you are my friends because I have explained all that my Father has told me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:16:

• Uma: “It was not you who chose me. It was I who chose you. I have given you the work of going into the world in order to bear much fruit. And your fruit will not be lost, it will have value forever. So, what you ask of my Father with my name, he will give to you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “It is not that you have chosen me, but I am the one who chose you, and I have commissioned you so that you will do much good and the good you will do will not change. So-then, whatever you ask my Father because you trust in me, he will satisfy you (with it).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You are not the ones who chose me, rather I am the one who chose you. I pointed you out so that you might fruit good works and so that your fruit might not come to nothing. And anything that you request from my Father God because of your belief in me, he will give it to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It certainly wasn’t you who chose me but rather I who chose and appointed you so that you would go and persuade many of your companions to believe so that your faith would have fruit that would remain forever. Because if you do that, no matter what you request from my Father on-account-of your being-united-with me, I will give it to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “It’s not that you have chosen me. I am the one who chose you, and I have instructed you to as-it-were bear fruit with fruit which will remain. Therefore whatever you will ask for from my Father on the strength of your being tied-together/united with me, he really will give it to you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “It isn’t that you chose me. I chose you. And I want that you always live good lives so that you will be given all that you ask the Father when you believe in me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:17:

• Uma: “This is my command to you: Love one another!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, this is what I command you, you shall love each other.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This is my command to you, that it is necessary that any of you is big in the breath of every one of you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This again is my command. You must love-one-another.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “This is what I am commanding you, that you all value one another always.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The word I order you now is that you love each other.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:18:

• Uma: “‘If people who do not believe in me hate you, remember: I was the one they hated first.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘Do not be amazed/marvel if you are hated by the people who do not follow God. Remember that they hated me before you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If the people here in the world who are enemies of God are against you, don’t be surprised because they were already against me before.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus also said to his disciples, ‘In-the-future those who don’t believe in me will hate you. If/When they do that, don’t be surprised. Remember that preceding-that they hated me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘You really will now be hated by the mass of people who don’t believe-in/obey me, but consider this that as for me, I was hated by those people before they hated you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “If people hate you, you should know that I was hated even before you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:19:

• Uma: “If for example you are one-companion-group with people who do not believe, of course they love you, because you are their companions. But I chose you and set you apart from their midst, with the result that you are no longer their companions. That is why they hate you.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “If for example you were of one thought/mind with those people they would love you hep. But you are different. You are chosen by me and I have put you apart from those people. Therefore you are hated by them.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If you are the companions of the enemies of God, they won’t be against you. However since you are not their companions, they will be against you because I chose you so that you might separate from them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “If-contrary-to-fact your character were worldly like those who don’t believe, they would love you as their companions. But here-now I have chosen you in order that you would be distinguished from those who don’t believe. And this is the reason they will hate you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “If supposing you were still included among those who don’t believe, of course they would hold you dear for you would be all one group (lit. one you-unit). But you aren’t any longer, because I have chosen you and it’s like separated you now from those people. That’s why they will now hate you.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “If you fellowshipped with the people who do not believe in me, then they would love you just like they love their companions. But I chose you from among the people here in this world and now you do not fellowship with them. Therefore they hate you.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:20:

• Uma: “Remember what I told you earlier: A slave is not more important that his nobleman. If even I was persecuted, you also will be persecuted. If there are those who follow my words, they will certainly also follow your words.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Remember what I said to you, I said: ‘The slave is not greater than his master.’ If I have been persecuted by these people, they will certainly also persecute you. If they followed/obeyed my teaching, they will certainly also follow/obey your teaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember what I told you that the servant, he is not greater than his master. For if they treated me, your master, badly, they will surely treat you badly also. If people carry out my teachings, they will also carry out yours.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Be-thinking-about what I told you that a servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted-me, likewise also you. If they didn’t believe what I have said, neither will they believe what you say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Consider this which I said to you that there is no servant who is more important than his master. If as for me, they are causing me suffering/hardship, of course for you it will be like that as well, they will also cause you suffering/hardship. If they are following/obeying what I have been teaching, they will also follow/obey what you are teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Remember what I told you before. No worker should think that he will not go through what his boss does. If the people hate me, it will be the same for you — you will be hated. If they didn’t believe what I taught, neither will you be believed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:21:

• Uma: “They do all that to you because you are my followers. They do all that to you because they do not know God who sent me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They hate you and they persecute you because you belong to me and because they do not know God, God who sent me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But people will treat you badly because of your faith in me because they don’t recognize the one who sent me.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They will do all these-things to you on-account-of your being-united-with me, because they don’t know the one who sent me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But because they don’t recognize/know the one who sent me to come here, therefore they will cause you suffering/hardship because of your believing-in/obeying me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “This that I am speaking about is what the people will do to you because you are my learners. Because they do not know God who sent me is why they will so do.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)