Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:4:

• Uma: “Because our (excl.) [emphatic] main work, is praying and carrying the Word of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then we (excl.)’ they said, ‘will wholly/exclusively pray to God and proclaim God’s word/message.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for us, on the other hand, the apostles, it will be possible that we will do a good job of our work praying and of causing the word of God to be understood.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “so that as for us (excl.), we (excl.) will be able to be-singleminded/persistent in praying and preaching the word of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “For as for us (excl.), what we (excl.) will give big attention to is praying and teaching this word of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:5:

• Uma: “These words of the apostles were agreed to by all. That is why they chose Stefanus, who really believed in the Lord Yesus and was controlled by the Holy Spirit. They also chose: Filipus, Prokhorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nikolaus of Antiokhia. That Nikolaus was not a Yahudi but he had entered the Yahudi religion.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “All the followers of Isa were pleased with those words of theirs. So all of them chose. They chose Estepan, a man who trusted God very much and who was controlled by the Holy Spirit. The others whom they chose were Pilip, Porokorus, Nikanur, Timon, Parmenas, and Nikolas, a man from Antiyok. This Nikolas was not a Yahudi but he had been a follower of the Yahudi religion.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the believers heard this, they were pleased with the advice of the apostles. And they chose Stephen. Now Stephen, his faith was very strong and he was thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit. And also, among those they chose were Felipe, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus from Antioch. And Nicolaus, he was not a Jew, however he had believed long ago in the religion of the Jews.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “All those who gathered there, they liked that-aforementioned which the apostles said, and they chose these. One was Esteban. His faith was strong and he was full of the power of the Holy Spirit. His companions were Felipe, Prokorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus from-Antiok. Nicolaus was a Gentile but he was following the customs of the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When that crowd heard, they were all agreeable. Without anything further, they then chose. The first they chose was a person called Esteban whose believing/obeying was strong and he was really obedient to the Espiritu Santo who indwelt him. Others they chose were Felipe, Procoro, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas who was a taga Antioquia who had entered Judioship.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:6:

• Uma: “Those seven were taken to the apostles of Lord Yesus, and those apostles placed-hands-on their heads and prayed requesting that the Lord bless them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then they brought those seven men to face the commissioned ones. The commissioned ones prayed/made-supplication for those seven men to God and they laid their hands on them, as a sign that they were the ones given that work.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they brought those whom they had chosen before the apostles, and the apostles prayed and placed their hands on them which was a way of giving authority to them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Those seven, they had-them -stand before the apostles, and the apostles, they prayed laying-their-hands-on them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then they caused those seven to stand in the presence of the apostles to have them prayed for with putting-on-the-hand.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:7:

• Uma: “So, that was the reason that more-and-more people heard the Word of God. And the amount of the followers of Yesus in Yerusalem was added-and-added-to. And even the priests also, many of them believed and submitted to Lord Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “God’s word became more and more well-known. The followers of Isa in Awrusalam also increased in number. Many of the priests also trusted now in Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they increased their teaching the word of God to many people. And very many people of Jerusalem believed in Jesus. And there were also many of the priests who believed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “That being so, the word of God became-even-more -known while-simultaneously the believers in Jerusalem constantly increased-in-number. There were also many priests who followed the correct/true faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, they all the more got-down-to-business-with their teaching of the word of God. Proof was, the number of believers in Jerusalem really increased very much. Even among the priests, many also believed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:8:

• Uma: “As for Stefanus, God really blessed him, he gave him authority to do many surprising signs that showed the power of God to the people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “That Estepan was a man who was helped very much by God, and was given by God supernatural power by God that’s why he did powerful works and wonder-causing works among the people in Awrusalam.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now as for Stephen, God blessed him and he had great power. There were many miracles and signs which he showed to the people.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Esteban, the miracles and signs he was doing that the people were seeing were extremely amazing, because God’s help to him was great and he was also full of his power.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, as for that Esteban, it was obvious that with him was much grace/help and far-from-ordinary means/ability which comes from God. Proof was, many were the signs which were amazing things which he was able to do before the eyes of everyone.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:9:

• Uma: “But there were also those who rejected [him]. Those rejecting ones were members of the house of prayer that was named ‘House of Libertini’ (its meaning: the house of people released from slavery). The members of that house of prayer were Yahudi people from the towns of Kirene and Aleksandria. They along with the Yahudi people from the land of Kilikia and Asia argued with Stefanus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But there were some people who were against him. Those people were members (anak-apu’) of the prayer-house called Prayer-house of the Free-People. They were people from the country/place Kirene, from the city Iskandal, from Kilikiya, and also from the country/place Asiya. They argued with Estepan.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “There were also enemies of Stephen. They were the Jews who worshipped in what was called the Worship place of Slaves Who Had Been Set Free. Some of them were from Cyrene, some from Alexandria, some from Silicia, and from Asia. And they argued with Stephen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But there was also Jews from-Cirene and from-Alexandria who belonged to the synagogue (loan sinagoga) that was called the Synagogue of Freed Slaves. They and other Jews from-Cilicia and from-Asia, they argued with Esteban.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But there were indeed some who opposed him who were Jews belonging to a group called The Released From Slavery. As for these Jews, there were taga Cirene, taga Alejandria, taga Cilicia and taga Asia also. They couldn’t accept that teaching by Esteban, that’s why then challenged/argued-with him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:10:

• Uma: “But they were unable to answer what Stefanus said, because the Spirit of the Lord God gave him wisdom [lit., clearness of heart] to speak.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the Spirit of God gave Estepan knowledge therefore when he spoke, they could not fight/challenge/win over him in arguing.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, the Holy Spirit gave Stephen wisdom. That’s why they could not overcome his arguments.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But they could not defeat him, because the Holy Spirit helped him and he was intelligent/skillful in answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But they didn’t defeat the wisdom/understanding of Esteban and the things he was saying by the inspiration of the Espiritu Santo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:11:

• Uma: “That is why several people were given money / they gave money to several people, so that they would make lying words giving-false-testimony-against Stefanus, they said: ‘We(excl.) heard [emphatic] him disparage the Law of Musa and belittle God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then they paid some people telling them to lie about Estepan. The people whom they told to lie said, ‘We (excl.) heard him speak evil about Musa deceased (ley) and about God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then there were people whom they paid so that they might frame Stephen. They said, ‘We heard him say things that are against the system of laws of Moses and also against God,’ they said.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “That being so, they bribed some-people to accuse him saying, ‘We (excl.) heard something that Esteban said belittling/mocking Moses and God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they observed that it was like that, what they did was, there were some they paid to come out with lies against Esteban. Their lies said, ‘We(excl.) heard his insulting of Moises, and of God too, for he opposes our laws which God gave to Moises.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)