Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:15:

• Uma: “Because their hearts are hard, they make themselves deaf and they make themselves blind: they refuse to see with their eyes, they refuse to hear with their ears, they refuse to have their hearts made clear. That’s why they will not return to Me, and I will not give them goodness/salvation.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Because the liver of these people has become hard. They stop their ears and shut their eyes. If they would not do like that, they would see with their eyes, they would hear with their ears, they would understand in their livers and they would return to me, says God, and I would forgive their sins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For as these people, their thinking has become hard. They have stopped up their ears. They have closed their eyes. Because if they didn’t they would be able to see and they would be able to hear, and they would understand what is right, and they would trust in me and I would set them free.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because their minds/thoughts have already hardened. They turn-a-deaf-ear-to the truth while they also close-their -eyes lest they be-able-to-see, able-to-hear, and able-to-understand and-then turn-to-face me so that I will heal them.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Really, as for these people, they have become stubborn (lit. made their heads hard). They’re making- their -ears-let-things-go-in-one-side- -and-out-of-the-other and they’re closing their eyes. For if it wasn’t like that, maybe they would indeed be able to see, and be able to hear, and be able to understand, and they would indeed return to me that I would heal them, whereas they won’t.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Because these people have closed their minds. It is as though they stopped their ears, not wanting to see what there is to see. Because they do not want to understand about the word and they do not want to turn their hearts to believe in me that they would have their sins forgiven,’ says God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:16:

• Uma: “Yesus also said to his disciples: ‘But you, no kidding how blessed you are, because you have seen what I do, and you have heard my teaching.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But as for you, you are better off,’ said Isa, ‘for you recognise what you see and you understand what you hear.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said again, ‘But as for you, your happiness is great because you know how to look and you know how to listen.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus continued saying, ‘But as for you, you are fortunate because you can-see and can-hear.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But as for you, you can really be happy because it’s like you can see and hear, and you can understand these truths.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Yet you have encountered the good fortune, because concerning what you see, you have understood it. The word you have heard you know about it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:17:

• Uma: “Truly-truly I say to you: there were many prophets and upright people long ago what wanted to see what you see, but they did not see it. They very much wanted to hear what you have heard, but they did not hear it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Truly I tell you, many prophets and people who belonged to God in old times really wanted to see what you see now, but they did not see it. They also really wanted to hear what you hear now but they did not hear it.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Remember this, that long ago there were many inspired ones and believers in God who would like to have seen what you see and hear what you hear, but it wasn’t permitted to them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “This that I tell you is true, that many are the prophets and righteous people who want to see what you have been seeing, but they didn’t see it, and they also want to hear what you have been hearing, but they didn’t hear it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “It’s true that there were many prophets and people who were straight/righteous in God’s sight in the past who wanted hopefully to see these things which you are seeing now, but they didn’t see them. And they wanted to hear these things which you are hearing now, but they didn’t hear them either.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Truly I tell you concerning what you see in these days, many spokesmen for God and many good men who lived in the past times wanted to see what you see now and wanted to hear what you hear now, yet they couldn’t.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “‘Listen, I’ll tell you the meaning of the parable of the sower earlier.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Now really listen so that you understand as to what the meaning is of the parable about the person who broadcasts seed.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said again, ‘Think about the meaning of this parable about the person who planted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Listen then so that I will tell the meaning of the parable concerning the one who went to broadcast seed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Now/today, listen to the meaning of this illustration about the planter-by-scattering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the words I compared about the sower, listen well about this word.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:19:

• Uma: “The sowed-thing that fell in the middle [lit., eye] of the road means/stands-for people who hear the news that says how God becomes King, but they do not think-about/in-heart it. The evil-one(s) comes and grabs-away that word from their hearts.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The seeds that spilled onto the road is a figure of the people who hear the message about the ruling/kingdom of God but do not understand. So-then the leader of demons goes and snatches the message from the minds/thoughts of those people.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “If there are people who hear the word about how God rules but they don’t understand it, they are like that which was planted which fell on the path. Satan appears, and he snatches away the word which they heard.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The seed that fell on the path, those are compared to people who hear concerning God’s ruling but they don’t understand. Whereupon Satanas goes and snatches from their minds the word that they heard.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those people who listened to the word of God about his kingdom but can’t understand it, they’re like the pathway that was scattered on with seed. Satanas can quickly/easily grab away this word which they heard.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The persons who only hear the word are compared to the path where the seeds landed. The people heard the word about entering into God’s hand, but they did not understand about this word. Then the devil went and he caused them to forget the word they heard.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:20:

• Uma: “‘The seed that fell in the stony ground stands-for people who hear the world of God and right away their hearts are glad to hear it.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The seeds that fell on the bedrock is a figure of the people who hear the message of God and immediately believe and are happy/glad.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted that fell on the thin soil on top of the rock, are like people that hear the word of God and they really like to listen to it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “What fell also in the stony-area, those are the people who are happy to receive the Word of God upon their hearing it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “This rocky place which was scattered on, what this refers to is people who listen and immediately they happily acknowledge-as-true the word of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Other people are compared to the ground which is not deep with the stone in it, where the seeds landed. Upon hearing the word, these people rejoiced greatly, looking well upon it.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:21:

• Uma: “But their faith is not strong, that is why they do not last long. If they are persecuted/bothered or things are made difficult for them because of their faith in the Good News, they [right away] retreat/back-slide.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But the message of God does not grow deep roots in their livers. Therefore they do not remain long. When trouble comes or when they are persecuted because they follow the message, they no longer believe.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But their faith was not drawn tight, and it is not long before trouble comes to them or tribulation because of their receiving the word of God, and they return to their former custom.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But the word didn’t take-root in their minds, therefore when difficulties arrive or they are hardshipped due-to their having-received the word of God, they do not continue to believe but rather they immediately turn-their-backs-on their faith.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But they don’t store it well in their heads. That’s why they don’t hold fast in their believing/obeying, like plants which don’t have roots. When hardship comes or they will be caused to suffer because of this believing/obeying of theirs of the word of God, they will drop/give-up at once.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “These are the people who do not grab the word well. It takes very little for them to separate from the word. When they are persecuted for the word which they believe, then their hearts turn back.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:22:

• Uma: “‘The seed that fell in the middle of the thorns stands-for people who hear the Word of God, but they are busy always just thinking about their lives in the world and they just want to gather riches in the world. All that makes them busy, with the result that there is no dwelling-place for the Word of God in their hearts, and there is no meaning/use for that Word in their lives.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And the seeds that fell into the thorns is a figure of the people who hear the message of God. But they are always thinking about their troubles in the world. That is what is the most valuable to them, their wealth. Therefore in the figure of plants, the message of God which they have heard is choked and does not bear fruit.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which fell on the soil where the weeds were thorny there, it refers to the people who listen to the word, however they forget it because of their cares here in the world and their desire for money. And because of that the word of God profits nothing in them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “What fell also in the thorny-area, they are those who hear the word of God, but they get-sidetracked by what they are worrying about and by their getting-rich, therefore the word that they heard is choked-out and it doesn’t bear-fruit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well as for this one, this scattered-on-place where weeds are sprouting all over, they are the ones who listen to the word of God, but their mind/thinking is bothered/busy with things here in the world. Wanting to increase wealth is what is big in their minds. What else but this word of God gets overpowered by this which is in their mind/thinking. That’s why there’s no fruit of believing in their lives.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Other people are compared with the earth in which there are thorns where the seed landed. These people hear about the word. But the work they have is all that they set their hearts on day after day. They earnestly seek how to become rich. Thus the word they heard did them no good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)