Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:12:

• Uma: “From there, they incited the people with the leaders of the Yahudi and the teachers of religion, so that they were angry at Stefanus. They went and grabbed him and took him to the religious judges.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Because of their lying, the people thought-mistakenly that what they said about Estepan was really true. Therefore the people and the elders and the teachers of the Yahudi religious law were angry with Estepan. They went (and) seized Estepan and brought him to the councilors to be judged.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore the elders and the teachers of the law got angry at Stephen, and they went to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the leaders.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And that was what-made-the many-people, elders and teachers of the law -angry with Esteban. That being so, they went to arrest him and took him to the gathering-place of the leaders of the Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “What those opposing Esteban really were doing was, they were putting it in the heads of the people, including the important tribal-chiefs and explainers of law, to oppose Esteban. Well, what else but they then arrested Esteban. They took him to the Sanedrin and caused him to stand in the presence of the leaders of the Judio.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:13:

• Uma: “When they arrived there, they brought forward more who deliberately gave false witness. Those false witnesses said: ‘This man keeps on disparaging the House of God and disparaging the Law of Musa!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They also brought people (who had been) told to lie about Estepan. Those people whom they had told to lie said, ‘This man always despises/criticizes this our (incl.) holy temple and he also always speaks evil about our (incl.) religious law.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they brought in also those whom they had paid to frame Stephen, and these said, ‘This person, he does not stop making fun of our church, the House of God, and of the system of laws that Moses left for us,” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There were also those-they -invited to testify who lied concerning him saying, ‘This-one, he constantly speaks-evil-of this holy Temple and the law of Moses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then someone(s/pl) stood up and gave evidence which was lies, saying, ‘Really as for this person, he keeps on speaking insults against this Templo which is our far-from-ordinary worship-place of God and agaist his laws.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:14:

• Uma: “We (excl.) heard him speaking, saying: this Yesus of Nazaret will tear down the House of God and change all the traditions that we have-as-inheritance from the prophet Musa.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For we (excl.) have heard him say that Isa, that man of Nasaret, he reportedly would destroy this temple and change reportedly all the customs that Musa taught us (incl.).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “because we have heard him say that this church of ours, Jesus of Nazareth would tear it down, and Jesus would replace also all of our customs that Moses left us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because we (excl.) heard him saying that Jesus from-Nazaret would destroy this Temple and also replace the customs that Moses bequeathed to us.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “For,’ they said, ‘we (excl.) heard him saying that Jesus, that Nazaretanen, would destroy this Templo and replace the customs handed down to us by Moises.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 6:15:

• Uma: “Hearing this, all the judges stared at Stefanus. What should they see, but that his face was like the face of an angel.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then when the councilors heard what they said, they all looked straight/intently at Estepan. They saw Estepan’s face shine like the face of an angel.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And all the leaders there stared at Stephen, and his appearance, it was as if it were the appearance of a messenger of God because of his being inspired.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The leaders who were gathered there, they were-staring-at Esteban, and they saw that his face, it was like the face of an angel.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When all those members of the Sanedrin sitting there heard, they looked straight at Esteban not moving their eyes, for they saw his face gleaming like the face of an angel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:1:

• Uma: “The High Priest asked Stefanus, he said: ‘Is it really true, like those enemies of yours(s) have said?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then the leading priest asked Estepan, he said, ‘Is it true what they said?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the chief priest asked Stephen, he said, ‘Is this true all these things that they are accusing you of?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then the highest priest inquired of Esteban, ‘Is what they accuse you (sing.) of true?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then Esteban was asked by the Most-important Priest, ‘Well, is this which they are saying true?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:2:

• Uma: “Stefanus answered: ‘Relatives, fathers! Please listen to my words! Long ago, when our ancestors Abraham was still in the land of Mesopotamia, before he moved to the village of Haran, God who has great power appeared to that ancestor of ours,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Estepan answered, he said, ‘My brothers and parents, listen to me. I will remind you about what our (incl.) forefathers did in the ancient-past/long ago. The God who is praised appeared hep to our (incl.) forefather Ibrahim when he was living in Mesopotamiya. He had not yet lived in Haran.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Stephen answered saying, ‘You, the elders and my brethren, listen to my words to you. Long ago our ancestor Abraham, the all-powerful God appeared to him while Abraham still lived in the land of Mesopotamia before he had transferred to the village of Haran.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Esteban answered and he said, ‘Brothers and elders, please hear what I say to you. Long ago, the honored/praised and dazzling God appeared to our ancestor Abraham when he was staying in Mesopotamia when he had not-yet moved to go to Haran.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Esteban replied, saying, ‘My elders and brethren, please listen well to what I will say. God who is extremely praiseworthy went-to-see/meet our forefather Abraham, when he was still in Mesopotamia, not yet having moved to Haran.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:3:

• Uma: “he said to him: ‘Leave your (sing.) town and your (sing.) relatives. Go to the town that I will point-out to you (sing.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “God said to him, ‘Leave that country of yours and your relatives, and go to a country which I will show you as-to which (it is).'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And God said to Abraham, he said, ‘Go away from this your village and from your brothers and your parents, and you live there in that land which I will show you.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And he said to him, ‘Leave that (near addressee) town/country of yours (sing.) and leave (diff. word) your (sing.) relatives to go to the town/country that in-the-future I will show to you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He said to him, ‘You are now to leave this land where you are living. Leave your relatives and go to a land which I will point-out to you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quotes, see Genesis 12:1.

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:4:

• Uma: “That is why he left behind the land of the Kasdim people, coming to the town of Haran. In that town of Haran, the father of Abraham died. And after that, God moved Abraham again, coming to this land, which we dwell in now.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore Ibrahim departed from his country and he lived there in Haran. When his father had died, God told him to transfer/move to this country where you now live.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore he left the place of Chaldea and he transferred to the village of Haran. And when his father died, God caused him again to transfer here to the land where we are living today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And he left his town/country, the country of the Kaldeo, and went to stay in Haran. When his father died, then God led him to this country where we are staying now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, he then left the land of the Caldeo where he was living and moved to Haran. From that land, on the death of his father, he was again caused by God to move here to this land where we now live today.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)