Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:12:

• Uma: “When Galio became governor of the province of Akhaya, the Yahudi people were united/agreed to oppose Paulus. They carried him to the deciding house.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then when Galliyo was the governor of the place Akaya, the Yahudi went together to seize Paul. They brought him to the governor to accuse him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Gallio was made governor of the province of Achaia, the Jews gathered together and they seized Paul and brought him before Gallio.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When then Gallio took-over to-be-governor in Akaya, unbelieving Jews made-an-agreement to catch/arrest Pablo, and they took him to the court to bring-charges-against-(him) to the governor.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But, when Galion was now governor of the province of Acaya, Corinto being in the district of Acaya, the Jews again agreed together to arrest Pablo and stand him in the presence of Galion who was the highest judge.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:13:

• Uma: “They accused him, they said: ‘This person [lit., this he] is teaching people to worship God with teachings that are different from the Law of Musa!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They said, ‘This man he forces/persuades the people to worship God but their way of worshiping is contrary to our (incl.) law.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they said, ‘As for this person, he is causing them to worship God in a way which is against our (incl.) law.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They said, ‘This person, he is persuading the many-people so that the way they worship God, it is against the law.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They were coming out with it again there saying, ‘This person, he is teaching a different worshipping of God which is contrary to what has been commanded.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:14:

• Uma: “Paulus had not-yet had an opportunity to speak, Governor Galio said: ‘Ee, you Yahudi people! If what you accuse him of were mentioning some transgression of the town laws or some behavior that is really evil, I would be patient to listen to your accusations.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Paul was about to speak but Governor Galliyo spoke to the Yahudi. He said, ‘If this matter was about evil doings or doings that are not straight, it would be right for me to hear/listen-to you.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Paul wanted to speak, but Gallio spoke to the Jews and said, ‘As for you Jews, if it is a great trouble like a true sin or a bad doing of this person, I would put up with judging over you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Pablo was-about-to speak, but just-then Gallio said to the Jews, ‘If that-one had a crime (but he doesn’t) or something-bad he has done, I would certainly (concession particle) put-up-with listening to you Jews.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Pablo was just about to reply to that which they were saying when Galion said to those who had arrested Pablo, ‘If what you have found fault with against him was a heavy crime or evil, of course I wouldn’t be able to ignore it, but on the contrary, I would attend to judging it.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “But this, it’s just arguments mentioning words and names in the laws of your own religion. So, you take care of it yourselves. I, I refuse to!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But because the thing you are arguing about is about words and about names of people and about the law of your religion, you settle it yourselves. I don’t want to settle matters like this.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But since it is only about your arguing about names and your law, I have no business fooling with that. You be the ones to settle it because I am not the one to settle something like that.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But since your cause-of-complaint concerns only the meaning/interpretation of words and the names of people and the law that you follow, you just-go-ahead-and (lit. even-if you) take-charge-of/be-responsible-for that, because I refuse.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “However, since what you are quarreling about is apparently only as to who is referred to in your handed-down laws, or what is meant by the words contained there, you be responsible for it. I won’t go along with it for I don’t want to judge concerning those things.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:16:

• Uma: “After that, and he expelled them from the deciding house of.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And he sent/drove them away from that judgment room.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he caused them to leave the court.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then he drove-them -out of the court.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then he drove them out of that judging house.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:17:

• Uma: “Outside the deciding house, the crowd caught Sostenes, a leader of the house of prayer, and beat him. But Galio did not pay attention to what they did.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then the people seized Sostenes, the leader of the Yahudi prayer-house and they beat (lit. inflicted-pain) him there in front of the judgment house (lit. house where judging is done). But the Governor Galliyo didn’t do anything about it.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the Gentiles there, they grabbed Sosthenes, the head of the church of the Jews, and they beat him up there near the court. In spite of that, Gallio paid no attention to it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “That being so, the Gentiles who were watching, they grabbed Sostenes the leader of the synagogue and whipped him in the yard of the court, but Gallio, he ignored/let-them -be.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, they switched to arresting Sosthenes, another overseer of their worship-place, and then they kept on beating him outside that judging house. But Galion paid no attention to that which they did.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:18:

• Uma: “From there, Paulus still stayed a long time in Korintus, and only then did he say-good-bye-to his one-faith relatives. His purpose, he wanted to go back to the land of Siria. So, he went to the edge of the sea in the town of Kengkrea. There he had his hair cut, because he had a promise to God, and thus was the Yahudi custom, when the time of their promise is over, they must have their hair cut. After that, he boarded a ship going to the land of Siria, together with Priskila and Akwila.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Paul stayed yet there in Korinto for some time, then he took leave from his fellow disciples of Isa there. He sailed to Siriya together with Pirisila and Akila. Before they sailed Paul shaved (head) there in Kenkerea to fulfill a certain promise/vow of his to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for Paul, he stayed for quite a while yet there in Corinth along with the believers, and then he continued. He took Aquila and Priscilla and they left. There was that which Paul promised to the Lord. And when they arrived in the village of Cenchreae, Paul got a haircut which was the sign that he had fulfilled it already. They got on a ship to go to the province of Syria.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Pablo stayed a long-while yet in Corinto. Then he left the brothers who believed, and he went to Cenkrea accompanied by Aquila and Priscilla. When they arrived there, Pablo had-his-head-shaved to show-thereby that what he had promised God had-been-fulfilled. Then they rode in a ship to go to Syria.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “After that commotion, Pablo was quite a while longer there, and then he took leave of his siblings in believing to go home to Siria. Therefore he then set out and went to Cencrea for there is where the ships docked. Aquila and his wife went with him. Before they sailed leaving Cencrea, Pablo first had his hair cut as a sign that he had fulfilled something he had promised God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 18:19:

• Uma: “On their journey, they stopped-in at the town of Efesus, and Paulus entered the house of prayer and exchanged words with the Yahudi people gathered there. They requested of him that he be rather long with them, but he did not want to. However when he left, he said to them: ‘If God wants, I will come back here later.’ Priskila and Akwila stayed [emphatic] in Efesus, but Paulus continued his journey, boarding a ship going to the land of Siria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When they arrived at Epesus, Akila and Pirisila remained there to reside. But Paul just stopped-over. Paul went to the Yahudi prayer-house and he discussed there with the Yahudi.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They arrived in the town of Ephesus, and Paul left Aquila and Priscilla. He went to the church of the Jews and he argued with them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they stopped at Efeso, Pablo went to the synagogue and discussed-with the Jews. They persuaded (lit. hung-onto) him to stay-with (them) there, but Pablo refused. ‘If that’s what God wants, then I will return,’ he said. Then he left Aquila and Priscilla at Efeso, and he rode again in a ship.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they docked at Efeso, they went ashore. As for Pablo, he went to the worship-place of the Jews to teach them. When he sailed again, Aquila-and-wife stayed behind there in Efeso.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)