Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:23:

• Uma: “‘The seed that fell in the fertile [fat] ground stands-for people who hear the Word of God and really think-about/in-heart it. In those people the Word of God really fruits. There are those who fruit a little, there are those who fruit much, there are those who fruit very much.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And what was broadcasted in the good soil is a figure of the people who hear the message of God and believe it. In the figure of plants, the message of God which they heard produces fruit in their livers. Some have very much fruit, some have much and others have enough/just right.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And that which was planted which falls on the good soil, it refers to the people who listen to the word of God,and they understand it, and it gains its end in them. For some it gains its end in a small way, for others it gains its end in a larger way, and for some it gains its end in a very large way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “As for what fell on the good soil, those are the ones who hear the word of God while-simultaneously also they understand it, and the word has results in their lives. Some have many results, some have a-moderate-number, and some also have little.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But this one, this which is meant by good ground which is scattered on, these people listen and understand this truth. Well since they really take it to heart (lit. store it well in their heads), that’s why their(emphatic) believing bears fruit, like these full-headed grain-stalks with a hundred, sixty or thirty grains in each (head).'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But other people are compared with the good earth where the seeds landed. When they heard the words they understood about the word. It did them good in hearing the word. And some of those overflowingly the word they heard did them good.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:24:

• Uma: “Yesus spoke another kind of parable to the crowds, he said: ‘When God becomes King on earth, it happens like this story: A gardener went to sow good seed [lit., scatter good scattered-things] in his grain-garden.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa told again a parable to the people, he said, ‘The ruling of God over his people is figuratively like seed which a man broadcasted on his field.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus taught also another parable, he said, ‘The ruling of God, it’s like a person who planted good plants in his field.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus again told-a-parable to the many-people and he said, ‘What happens in God’s ruling is like what happened to a person who had fine/nice rice that he planted in his rice-field.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There was another illustration which Jesus spoke, saying, ‘The kingdom of God is like this. There was a man who planted good wheat seed in his field.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus sought how to make a comparison with the word he told the people. He said: ‘Here on earth where God rules, it is the field which is sown with good seed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:25:

• Uma: “One night while the person was asleep, an enemy of that gardener came, he sowed the garden with seeds of grass that is almost like rice in its leafing, and then left.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “One night while all people were asleep, his enemy went there and he scattered seeds of weeds on top of the seeds (lit. following) and then he left.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “One night while he was sleeping, his enemy arrived and scattered in the field the seeds of a bad plant, and he went home.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “One night when they were sleeping, his enemy went to broadcast weed seeds to mix with the rice.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “One night when people were asleep, his opponent came, who scattered-seed of a poisonous weed there in that field which had been planted with wheat.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But while all the people slept, the enemy of the owner of the field entered the wheat field at night. He planted seeds which appear like wheat. Then he left.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:26:

• Uma: “That rice indeed grew until heads-appeared, [and] the grass also became visible in the midst of the rice.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then when the seeds were growing and began to bear fruit, the weeds were also seen.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when the good plants sprouted, the bad plants also sprouted.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They two grew until they bore-fruit, then it was recognized that there were weeds that were added-in.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “That wheat sprouted. Just as it was fruiting, those poisonous weeds sprouted.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When the wheat was grown, then the heads were produced. Then was seen which were just weeds.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:27:

• Uma: “The paid workers [lit., those who ate salary] came and said to the gardener: ‘Father, it was good seed that we sowed. Where did that grass come from?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The servants went to the owner of the field and they said, ‘O Sir, you planted hep good seeds in your field. Where do the weeds come from?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then the servants of that person, they went to him and said, ‘Chief, the thing we (incl.) planted in your field were good plants. Now where did these bad plants come from?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The servants of the rice-field’s owner went to him, and they said, ‘Sir, wasn’t (rhet. question) it good rice that we (incl.) planted in your (sing.) rice-field? Where then do-you-suppose the weeds came-from?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When the field-owner’s slaves observed this, they said, ‘Master, isn’t it so that only wheat is what you planted? Well where have these poisonous weeds come from which are sprouting?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When the workers of the owner of the field saw what was going on in the field, they went to tell the boss. They said: ‘Listen boss, when we sowed the field, we sowed good seed. How come weeds are along with the wheat now?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:28:

• Uma: “‘The owner of the garden said: ‘That is the work of our (incl.) enemy.’ ‘From there, the paid workers also said: ‘If you (sing.) want, we will go pull out that grass!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The owner of the field answered, he said, ‘My enemy has done that.’ His servants said, ‘Do you want us to go and pull out those weeds?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the person said, ‘It’s my enemy that planted that.’ And they said, ‘Shall we pull them up or not?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “”Someone who hates us did that,’ he said answering. ”Do you (sing.) want us (excl.) to go weed-the-rice-field?’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The owner replied, ‘Oh, that is the mischief of my opponent.’ ‘Well,’ said those slaves of his, ‘do you want us to weed them out now?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The boss said to the workers who were speaking with him: ‘It is my enemy who planted the weeds you are talking about.’ Then the workers said to their boss: ‘Do you want us to go pull up the weeds which are along with the wheat?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:29:

• Uma: “‘The owner of the garden said: ‘Don’t, because if you pull up the grass, you will end up pulling out the rice as well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Don’t,’ he said, ‘because if you pull out the weeds perhaps you will also pull out the plants.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Don’t you yet, because the good plants might be included.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “”No,’ he said, ‘because the rice will be uprooted-with.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘Don’t do it yet,’ he answered, ‘for maybe even the wheat will get included in what you weed out.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But the boss said: ‘No. Don’t pull up the weeds which are with the wheat, because when you pull them, you will also pull out the wheat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:30:

• Uma: “Just let the grass grow with the rice, until the time of harvest. Later I’ll order the harvesters to first pull up the grass, gather it, tie-it-in-bundles and burn it. After that, only then will they collect/harvest the rice, and store it in my storage bins.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Let both of them grow until harvest time. Then when harvest time has come I will say to those harvesting: Pull out those weeds first and bundle them and then burn them. And then harvest the fruit of the field and store it in the storehouse/barn.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “We will just let them alone until harvest, and then I will have the harvesters pull up the bad plants and tie them up to be burned. And as for the good plants, by contrast, we will put their fruit into the storehouse.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Leave-it-alone so that the weeds will grow-with until the harvest-season. Then I will tell the harvesters to first get the weeds so they will bundle them to be burned, then they will harvest the rice and bring it to my granary.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Leave all alone to grow. Wait till harvest-time. For when it’s harvest-time, I will order the harvesters to go for those weeds first and tie them up to be burned. (They will) just get the wheat afterwards for that is what will be put there in my silo.”” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Let it alone, let them grow together until all is ripe. I will tell the workers to pull out the weeds then, bundle them and burn them. Then the wheat will be stored in the wheat storer.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)