Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:25:

• Uma: “So, that is our (excl.) advice to you (sing.), relative. But as for them who are not Yahudi that believe in Yesus, we (excl.) have already sent to them a letter telling them our (excl.) decision. They do not need to follow the Law of Musa. We(excl.) just request that they not eat food sacrificed to idols, and also not eat blood or meat that has not already had the blood taken out, and that they not behave immorally [wrongly].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Na, concerning the people of other tribes who trust in Isa,’ they said, ‘we (excl.) have already sent them a letter telling them that they must not eat anything that has been offered to images of gods, they must not eat blood or strangled animal and they must not commit adultery.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “As as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have told them already by means of a letter what we command them. That is, that they should not eat anything offered to false gods and they should not also eat blood or anything butchered that is not allowed to bleed. And it is necessary also that they do not mess with anyone who is not their spouse.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Concerning also the Gentiles who believe, these only are the commands that we (excl.) wrote them that they need to obey. They are not to eat-for-viand what has been offered to idols, they are moreover not to eat-for-viand blood or strangled animals, and they are not moreover to sleep-with someone not their spouse.’ That is what plural Santiago told Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But the believers who aren’t Jews are indeed not being caused to be included in this. All that we (excl.) want them to obey is like we said in that letter which was sent to them that they not eat meat which has been used by others in their worship of their pretend god, that they also not eat blood or meat which has not been bled, and that they taboo all kinds of immorality with one not their spouse.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:26:

• Uma: “That advice Paulus indeed believed / paid-attention-to. The next day he did go with those four to do the religious ceremony of cleansing of the body. After that he entered the House of God and said to the priest how many more days it would be before [lit., how many more day and only then] the time of their cleansing would be finished. Because when the time of their cleansing was finished, Paulus and his four companions must each bring his sacrifice.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then Paul took the four men and the next day they went together to perform the Yahudi customs about purification. After they had done that, Paul went to the temple to tell the priests as to when their purification would be fulfilled, and as to when each one of them would offer-sacrifice to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the next day Paul went with these men, and he took part in their fulfilling the custom of purification. Paul went into the House of God so that he might let them know how many days yet before their purification would be finished, because when that was finished there would be an offering given by each one of them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore on the next morning, Pablo accompanied those-aforementioned four men, and he joined in what they did to begin to cleanse their bodies. Then they went to the Temple, and Pablo told the priest the date of its (the cleansing) conclusion, in order that that’s when-his four companions -would-butcher and -would-get-balded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, that which the overseers said was okay with Pablo, therfore the following day, he caused those four persons to accompany him to the Templo. When they had done their custom of cleansing, in which Pablo had also joined in, they then went in to the priest and informed him of what day that cleansing would be ended and then they would each bring his share of the sacrifice and thank-offering which would be burned. But as-had-been-said, Pablo would be the one responsible for paying.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:27:

• Uma: “When the seven days that had been set were almost finished, there were several Yahudi people from the province of Asia who saw Paulus at/in the House of God. They incited the masses, and they arrested/caught Paulus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When the seven days of their purification were almost over, some Yahudi from Asiya saw Paul there in the temple. They stirred up the many people and they seized Paul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And on the seventh day, there were some Jews from Asia who saw Paul in the House of God. And they called upon many people there in the church to help them so that they could seize Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When the seven days were almost finished, there were Jews who had-come-from Asia who saw Pablo in the Temple. They incited the many-people to make-them-angry, then they arrested/captured Pablo” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, when it was already seven days, Pablo-and-co went to the Templo. There were also there some Jews from Asia. When they saw Pablo, they sought help from everyone in the Templo and they arrested him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:28:

• Uma: “They call their friends, saying: ‘Come, Israel relatives! Assist! Here is the man who is teaching all people everywhere teachings that opposes us Yahudi people, repudiate the Law of Musa and bad-mouths this House of God! Yet now he has also brought people who are not Yahudi people here inside the House of God, dirtying this holy house.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They called out loud, they said, ‘O you people of Isra’il, help. This is hep the man who covered all the places/countries teaching all the people. His teachings belittle/put-down our (incl.) tribe and the law of Musa and including this our (incl.) temple. And moreover,’ they said, ‘he has also brought people who are not Yahudi here into our temple, bringing defilement here in this our (incl.) holy place of worship.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They shouted out, ‘You our companion Jews, help us! This is the man who has spread his teaching in every town, and his teaching is against all Jews and against our law and against our church. And now he has brought in here to our church these people who are not Jews, and he has made dirty this church where God has come down.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “shouting, ‘Our (excl.) companions who are descendants of Israel, join-in-helping! Because this is the one who is teaching all people that we Jews are evil and evil moreover is the law of Moses and our Temple. And here-now he has worsened-it by causing-to-be-made-filthy our Temple, because he has had-a Gentile -enter.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “What they were shouting out was, ‘Fellow descendants of Israel, help us (excl.). For this is that person who causes to spread to whichever place his teaching which is insulting our land, the laws of Moises, and even this Templo. And now, something else he is doing, he is causing to come with him into this Templo people who aren’t Jews. He really is fouling (lit. causing to be disgusting/disgraceful) our far-from-ordinary worship-place of God!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:29:

• Uma: “The reason they spoke like this was because they had seen an Efesus person with Paulus in the city earlier. The name of that Efesus person was Trofimus, he was not a Yahudi person. So, they thought that Paulus had brought Trofimus into the House of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “(They said this because they had seen Toropimus, a man of Epesus, together with Paul there in the city and they thought-mistakenly that Paul had brought him into the temple.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason they said this is because they saw Trophimus with Paul in the village, and Trophimus was from Ephesus and was not a Jew. They supposed that Paul had taken him with him into the church.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “They said that, because they had-been-seeing Pablo accompanying a person-from-Efeso who was Trofimus there in Jerusalem, and they thought he had also had-him -enter the Temple.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Their words were like this because once they had seen Trofimo the taga Efeso walking as Pablo’s companion in the street. They mistakenly-thought that Pablo had caused him to accompany him inside the Templo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:30:

• Uma: “From there, the people became afraid-as-a-group all over the town of Yerusalem, and they thronged to the House of God. They caught Paulus and pulled him from the House of God. After that the door of the House of God was locked. [or: After that they locked the door of the House of God.]” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then the whole city of Awrusalam was in an uproar because of that. The people ran there and seized Paul and dragged him taking him out of that temple. Then they closed the door immediately.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this made all the people in Jerusalem mad, and they gathered together and they grabbed Paul and they pulled him outside the church and closed the doors.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “It wasn’t long and all the inhabitants were in-turmoil/confusion, and they all-ran-as-a-group to go to the Temple. They snatched Pablo and dragged-him to take-him-out. Then they shut-the-door.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, what else but all the city was now troubled. The people who rushed to Pablo were like the swarming of bees. They arrested him and dragged him outside the Templo. When they had gone out, the doors were closed.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:31:

• Uma: “While they were all set to kill Paulus, there were also people who went to announce to the head of the Roman soldiers, saying that there was a big noisiness in the city.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “While they were about to kill Paul, the news reached/arrived to the colonel (kelnel) of the Roman soldiers that the whole Awrusalam was in an uproar.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “They wanted to kill him, however someone told the captain of the Roman soldiers that all the people in Jerusalem were rioting.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “While they were trying to kill him, someone reported-it to the commander of the soldiers who were Romano that all the inhabitants were rioting.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They really wanted to kill Pablo. But when the highest-ranking-officer of the Romano soldiers there in Jerusalem knew that the whole city was troubled,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 21:32:

• Uma: “So the head of the soldiers went with several warchiefs and soldiers, immediately heading for the masses/crowd. When the masses/crowd saw those soldiers, they stopped hitting Paulus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Immediately the colonel brought lieutenants and soldiers and they hurriedly went to the place of the trouble. When the people saw the colonel and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the captain, along with his soldiers, quickly went there where the people were gathered, and when the people saw the captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Immediately he called the captains and soldiers, and they all-ran-together to go to where-the many-people -were. Upon the people’s seeing the commander and the soldiers, they abruptly-stopped beating/boxing Pablo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “he at once called for some of the captains of a hundred soldiers each, and they hurried there. When those people saw masses of soldiers, including their highest-ranking-officer, they then ceased hitting Pablo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)