Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:55:

• Uma: “Why, he is just the child of a house builder. His mother is Maria. His relatives/siblings are Yakobus, Yusuf, Simon and Yudas.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “We know hep this man, he is the son of the carpenter. His mother is Mariyam. His brothers are hep Yakub and Yoses and Simon and Judas.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He’s only the child of the carpenter. Mary is his mother. His younger siblings are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Isn’t this one (rhet. question) the son of the carpenter? Isn’t Maria his mother and his siblings/cousins plural Santiago, Jose, Simon and Judas?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Isn’t this the son of the carpenter? Isn’t Maria the mother of him and aren’t his younger-brothers Santiago, Jose, Simon and Judas?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “After all, he is the son of the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:56:

• Uma: “His female relatives, they are all also with us (incl.) here. Why-in-the-world does he have power to do all that?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And his sisters are also hep here in our place. Where then did he get this his knowledge/wisdom?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And his sisters, they live here also. What’s the reason that he can do miracles like this?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “His female siblings/cousins moreover, they reside here as-well. Where then did he get his wisdom/intelligence and power?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And aren’t his younger-sisters with us here in this town? Well where did he get all his ability from?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “And his sisters are right here in this town. So where did he get this word that he is teaching?’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:57:

• Uma: “That’s why they refused to believe in Yesus. From there, Yesus said to them: ‘A prophet is always honored wherever he goes. But in his own town and home, he isn’t even honored.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And they were angry at Isa (lit. their liver hurt). So-then Isa said to them, ‘The prophet is honored/treated-according-to-custom everywhere. But in his place and in his house he is not honored/treated-according-to-custom.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Therefore they didn’t believe in him. And Jesus said to them, ‘An inspired one of God, he is not respected by people in his own town. However, in other towns he is respected,’ said Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Therefore they were offended at him and they did not believe. Whereupon he said to them, ‘No prophet is acknowledged by his town-mates and his family, but they certainly acknowledge him in other towns.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They really didn’t acknowledge him.That’s why Jesus said to them, ‘As for a prophet, he is honored and welcomed/treated-well wherever he is, except in his own town and in his own household.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Therefore the people thought that he was just anybody. They didn’t pay attention to what Jesus said. Then Jesus said to the people: ‘All of the spokesmen for God who come from some place else are all looked upon with respect. Yet the fellow townsmen of the spokesmen don’t look with respect on them.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 13:58:

• Uma: “That is why Yesus did not do many miracles there, because they did not believe.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa did not do many wonder-causing deeds in his place because the people there did not believe in him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “That’s why the miracles which he showed there were not very many, because they had no belief in him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “And due to their not believing in him, he did not do many amazing-things there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well since it was like that, Jesus didn’t do many amazing things there, for they didn’t believe in him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “So he didn’t do many miracles in the town, because his fellow townsmen didn’t believe the words he spoke.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:1:

• Uma: “At that time the governing-one in Galilea was Herodes Antipas. Herodes heard what Yesus did.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “At that time Sultan Herod ruled in the place Jalil. So-then he heard about the works of Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time King Herod heard the news about what Jesus was doing.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “At that time, Governor Herod of Galilea heard-about what Jesus was doing” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “At that time, news about Jesus reached the one who was king of Galilea who was Herodes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “During these days there in the land of Galilee, Herod was ruling as king there. Herod heard what the people said about Jesus, that he was doing many miracles.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:2:

• Uma: “That is why he said to his workers: ‘That Yesus there [out of sight] is surely Yohanes the Baptizer! He has come back alive! That’s why he has power to do miracles.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Herod said to his titled-ones (officials), ‘That man is really Yahiya who bathed people. He has come back to life. That’s why he can do those powerful deeds.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Herod said to his servants, ‘This Jesus, certainly he is John the Baptist come back to life. That’s why his power is great to do miracles.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “and he said to his officials, ‘This one is Juan the Baptizer who has come-to-life again. That’s the reason that he has power to be doing these amazing-things.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Herodes said to his officials/aids, ‘That is none other than Juan who was baptizing. He has come to life again. Therefore he can do those amazing things.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Herod said to those people who worked where he lived: ‘I think that he is John who baptized and now has resurrected. Therefore he is able to do miracles,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:3:

• Uma: “Like this the story of the death of Yohanes the Baptizer. King Herodes took/stole-away Herodias, the wife of his own relative/brother named Filipus. Many times Yohanes admonished/accosted Herodes for his behavior, he said to him: ‘You may not marry that woman! Your behavior transgresses the Law of Musa!’ Because of that, Herodes ordered his soldiers to catch/arrest Yohanes. They did catch him, tied him up and imprisoned him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For Sultan Herod had commanded hep that Yahiya be arrested and bound and put in prison. It happened like this: Sultan Herod and his sister-in-law Herodiyas desired each other, and-what’s-more his younger brother Pilip, the husband of Herodiyas was still alive. So-then when they married (lit. became one) Yahiya scolded the sultan. Yahiya said to him, ‘It is not right/allowed that you are one with the wife of your brother. You are sinning.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason why John was killed was because he criticized Herod, saying, ‘You have broken the law because you married Herodias,’ he said. Herod was the brother-in-law of Herodias, because she was the spouse of his younger sibling Felipe and because of that criticism of John, Herod had him seized and put in prison. He would have killed John, but he was afraid of the Jews because they knew that John was inspired of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Herod said this because of what had happened before. Because he had had Juan caught and had him imprisoned in-chains due to Juan’s having admonished/advised him. Because Herod, he had married his sister-in-law Herodias who was his younger-sibling Felipe’s wife. And Juan had repeatedly said that it was against the law that he marry her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Herodes spoke like that because in the past, he had been the one who had caused Juan to be arrested, bound and imprisoned because of Herodias who was the wife of Felipe who was the brother of that Herodes.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “In the days now gone by, this Herod ordered John to be arrested, chained and jailed. He got after him, because John had said to Herod that it was bad for him to live with his sister-in-law Herodias who had been the wife of his brother Philip.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 14:4:

• Uma: “Like this the story of the death of Yohanes the Baptizer. King Herodes took/stole-away Herodias, the wife of his own relative/brother named Filipus. Many times Yohanes admonished/accosted Herodes for his behavior, he said to him: ‘You may not marry that woman! Your behavior transgresses the Law of Musa!’ Because of that, Herodes ordered his soldiers to catch/arrest Yohanes. They did catch him, tied him up and imprisoned him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For Sultan Herod had commanded hep that Yahiya be arrested and bound and put in prison. It happened like this: Sultan Herod and his sister-in-law Herodiyas desired each other, and-what’s-more his younger brother Pilip, the husband of Herodiyas was still alive. So-then when they married (lit. became one) Yahiya scolded the sultan. Yahiya said to him, ‘It is not right/allowed that you are one with the wife of your brother. You are sinning.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason why John was killed was because he criticized Herod, saying, ‘You have broken the law because you married Herodias,’ he said. Herod was the brother-in-law of Herodias, because she was the spouse of his younger sibling Felipe and because of that criticism of John, Herod had him seized and put in prison. He would have killed John, but he was afraid of the Jews because they knew that John was inspired of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Herod said this because of what had happened before. Because he had had Juan caught and had him imprisoned in-chains due to Juan’s having admonished/advised him. Because Herod, he had married his sister-in-law Herodias who was his younger-sibling Felipe’s wife. And Juan had repeatedly said that it was against the law that he marry her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Because Juan was always saying to him, ‘It’s not acceptable/possible for you (pl.) to be living together, for it’s against the law to grab-for-yourself that sister-in-law of yours.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “This John had said to Herod: ‘It is not permitted that you live with your sister-in-law,’ he said to him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)