Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:22:

• Uma: “If I had not come to speak to them, they would not have been wrong. But, because I did come to speak to them, that is why their wrong cannot be hidden.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “If I had not come to teach them, their sin would not be clear. But now they cannot excuse their sin.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If I had not come here to the world and if I had not preached to them, they could not be blamed because of their sin. However now they have no excuse.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “If-contrary-to-fact I had not come to go talk-with them, their not believing wouldn’t be their sin. But now, they have nothing to give-as-an-excuse-for their sin.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “If it wasn’t that I came here and taught them, they would have nothing to answer for about their rejection of me. But now, they will not be able to make any excuses about this sin of theirs.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “If I hadn’t come and spoken to them, then they wouldn’t be sentenced. But now they will be sentenced because they don’t believe in me.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:23:

• Uma: “People who hate me also hate my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Whoever hates me also hates my Father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The one who is against me, he is not just against me, but rather he is also against my Father God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The one who hates me, he also hates my Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those who are-angry-at/hate me, they also hate my Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Now he who hates me also hates my Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:24:

• Uma: “‘In the midst of the people/crowds I did miracles that no-one else had ever done. If I had not done like that, they would not have been wrong. But they saw what I did, and they still hated me, and they also hated my Father.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The deeds that I did in their presence no person has ever been able to do. If I had not done those deeds their sin would not hep be clear. But they were able to see my deeds and they hate me and my Father.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They saw the miracles which I did which cannot be done by any human being. If they hadn’t seen these, they could not be blamed because of their bad actions to me. But they have seen them and in spite of this, they are against me and my Father.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It would also not have been their sin if I had not shown them the amazing-things that no one else has done. But here-now they have seen all those, and they still hate me and my Father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “If supposing I hadn’t done the deeds/works which took-place before their eyes of them all, which hadn’t been done by anyone at all in all this length of time, they would have nothing to answer for about the sin of rejecting me. But well, they really did see me, and it’s like they also have seen my Father through these deeds/works of mine which took place before their eyes. But in-spite-of-that, they hate me, including my Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There wouldn’t be any sentence if I had not done any sign among them and what I do no one can do. Even though the people saw all the things I did, still they hated me and also my Father.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:25:

• Uma: “But it must be like that, so that the words will be fulfilled which are written in the Book of the Law that say: They hated me even though there was no reason.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But certainly/surely they would hate me so that the writing in the holy-book is fulfilled. The holy-book says: ‘They hate me without reason.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of this, the prophecy in the law which was given to them long ago was fulfilled. It says, ‘Even though they have no reason to be against me, they are against me just the same.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But so it is (empathy particle, showing identification with another’s position), so-that what God caused-to-be-written will-come-true that says, ‘They hated me with no reason for it.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But this came just so that what is contained there in their writing which is the word of God might be fulfilled, which says, ‘They hate me even though there is nothing I have done which ought to be hated.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “These things occur because it must come to pass what is written in the Holy Book of the law they follow which says, ‘There isn’t any reason that I am hated.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:26:

• Uma: “‘The Holy Spirit will come, meaning, the Spirit that appears from God and who will lead you in the true teaching. He will be the Helper that I order to come here to you from my Father. When he comes, he will be my witness.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘The helper will come to you. This helper is the Spirit of God and he is from my Father. He teaches the truth about God. I will send him to you from my Father and when he is here, he will witness to/about me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘The helper which comes from my Father, I will send him here to you. He is the Holy Spirit who teaches the true doctrine. And when he comes here to the earth he will cause people to understand who I am.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued to say, ‘In-the-future I will send to you the Spirit who will come-from my Father to help you. It is he who will confirm/verify the truth concerning me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But when the Helper arrives here whom I will cause to come here coming from the Father, he will testify for me. He, this Espiritu Santo, is the one whose job is to make you know the truth and is sent by my Father.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “I will ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit. When he comes he will help you and comfort you. He will testify as to who I am.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 15:27:

• Uma: “And you also become my witnesses, because you are the ones who were with me from the beginning of my work in the world.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “You also, you also witness about me because from the beginning we (incl.) have been together.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And you will be able to explain this also because you were my companions when I first began to teach.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And you also, you will confirm/verify-concerning me, because you have-been-accompanying-me starting-from back then.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And as for you, it’s necessary that you also will testify for me, because from the beginning of this work of mine of teaching, you have been my companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “You also testify as to who I am because we have been together since the word began.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:1:

• Uma: “‘All this I say to you, so that you will not be so discouraged that you let-go believing in me.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said to his disciples, ‘I have told you all this in order that your trust in me will not move/waver.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I told you all these things,’ said Jesus, ‘is so that your faith in me might not become lax by means of what’s going to happen to you in the future.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘I have told you all these-things so that you aren’t taken-by-surprise at their happening but rather you will-continue to believe in me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for these things, I am telling them to you already so that you won’t as-it-were trip-and-fall over the things which will happen to you, your believing-in/obeying me become insufficient.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “I am telling you this so that you will not doubt.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of John 16:2:

• Uma: “They will expel you from the house of prayer. Not only that, the time will come when there are people who want to kill you, because they say, that is the will of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There will be a time in the future, when the religious leaders will no longer allow you inside their prayer-houses. And the time will come, that when somebody kills you he will think-mistakenly that he is doing God’s will.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because they will take away your right to enter into the church, and that’s not all, because in the future if someone kills you, he will think what he’s doing pleases God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because they won’t count you among your fellow Jews. In a future day also, some will kill you and they will say to themselves (lit. with their minds) that that is a good way-by-which-they -honor God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “It’s certain your Judioship will be removed. The time will come when whoever will kill you, in his perception, he will think-mistakenly that what he is doing is good service to God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “And your names are going to be removed from the churches of the Jews. The time will come when some will kill you, thinking that they do the work for God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)