Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:17:

• Uma: “The food that enters into our (incl.) mouths continues into our (incl.) stomachs and from there is immediately thrown-away. That is not what makes us (incl.) evil in the sight of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Do you not understand that whatever food enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then goes out?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Don’t you think that what we put in our mouths goes into our stomachs and from there goes on out of our bodies? That’s not what displeases God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Don’t you know that what a person causes-to-enter his mouth, it goes to his stomach and them comes-out?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Don’t you know that whatever goes into the mouth, where it goes to is the abdomen/bowels, and then it exits.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Don’t you know that concerning all the things a person eats, it goes to the inside of the person and then afterwards is passed out?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “But evil words that appear from in our (incl.) hearts, and that are uttered by our lips, that is what makes-evil people in the sight of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But what comes out of the mouth of a person comes out of his liver, and that is what makes a person ritually-unclean.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But the bad words which come out of the mouth of a person, they come from his breath, and this is the thing that really displeases God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But what he causes-to-come-out of his mouth, it is from his mind/thoughts, and these are the things-that-make-him -dirty.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But that evil in the mind which comes out of the mouth, that’s what causes a person to be disgusting in the sight of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But concerning the word coming from the mouth of a person, it comes from the thoughts of the person. When the word spoken by the person is evil, then this is sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:19:

• Uma: “Because from in the heart is the appearing-place of evil thoughts, with the result that there are those who kill, commit adultery, behave wrongly with women or men, steal, give false witness, and curse.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For out of the liver come bad thoughts like killing, committing adultery, and doing other bad things, stealing, lying and slandering.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because from the breath of a person comes bad thoughts which displease God very much like murdering, fooling around with somebody not his spouse, filthy activity, stealing, lying in court, and telling lies in order to destroy the reputation of another person.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Because the mind/thoughts of a person are the source of all bad intentions. And bad intentions are what direct a person to do bad-things like these: to kill, to-commit-adultery and other filthiness, to-steal, to-testify telling-lies and to-speak-evil of one’s companion.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Because coming from the mind/inner-being is all the evil thinking which leads a person to do all these, which are killing, all kinds of immorality with one not your spouse, stealing, lying and insulting/belittling.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Because in the mind of the person come to sit the evil thoughts, murder, fornication, robbery, lies, slandering. All from the mind of the person come these evils.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:20:

• Uma: “Behavior like that is what makes people evil in the sight of God. Eating not washing hands first, that is not what makes people evil in the sight of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “All these make people unclean, not if he eats but hasn’t washed his hands in the way the Pariseo command.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “These are the deeds which displease God, but he is not displeased when we eat without washing our hands according to the custom of the Pharisees.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “These are the things-that-make-a person -dirty. But a person’s eating without having washed-hands correctly, that’s not what-makes-him -dirty.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “These are the things which cause a person to be disgusting in the sight of God. But when one will eat without first washing his hands according to what was said in your handed-down teachings, that won’t cause a person to be disgusting in the sight of God.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “This is what makes a person have sin. But when a person doesn’t wash his hands when he eats, that isn’t a sin.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:21:

• Uma: “From there Yesus went to the land that is close to the towns of Tirus and Sidon.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then Isa left from there and went to the area of the towns Tiros and Sidon.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus left there because he will go to a village which is near the towns of Tyre and of Sidon.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then (pl.) Jesus left there and they went to the region of Tiro and Sidon.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company then left there. They went to a place which was near Tiro and Sidon.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus left there and went to a land in which was the town of Tyre and the town of Sidon.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:22:

• Uma: “There was a Kanaan woman, she was not a Yahudi person. That woman came to Yesus continually calling, she said: ‘Lord, descendant of King Daud! Have pity on me! My daughter is possessed [lit., ridden] by a demon, she is no longer in-good-shape/coherent at all.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There was a woman of the tribe Kana’an who lived in that place. She went to Isa and she called, ‘O Sir, descendant of Da’ud, have pity/mercy on me because my little daughter is demon possessed and she is really hard pressed by the demon.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was there a woman living who was from Canaan. She came to meet Jesus because she will beg. She said, ‘Oh Chief, descendant of King David long ago, pity me because I have a daughter who is tormented greatly because she is afflicted with a demon.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There was a woman who was a Gentile who lived there. She approached Jesus and repeatedly shouted, ‘Lord, descendant of David, have-mercy please (strongest request)! Because my child who is a young-lady whom a demon possessed is being extremely hardshipped.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There was a woman from there who wasn’t a Judio who came to Jesus for help. On her arrival, she spoke loudly, saying, ‘Lord, who is a descendant of king David, please pity me! For my daughter is possessed by an evil spirit. She is really having a very hard time.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There at the town Jesus arrived at, there lived a woman who wasn’t a Jew, she was from the land of Canaan. The woman went and said to him loudly: ‘Listen Lord, you the descendant of David, have pity on me. My daughter walks with an evil spirit. She is very much oppressed, please heal her,’ she said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:23:

• Uma: “Yesus did not answer. His disciples approached him, they said to him: ‘Teacher, send that woman away, because she keeps-on-calling following us (incl.).'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But Isa did not answer, not even one word. So-then his disciples went to Isa they said, ‘Tell her to go away, for here she is following us calling us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus took no notice of her, and then Jesus’ disciples came to him, and they begged him saying, ‘Send her home because she doesn’t leave us, and she is always yelling.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus was leaving-her -alone, remaining-silent, so his disciples approached him and they said, ‘Maybe it’s-OK if you (sing.) do what she wants so (she) will go away, because here she is following-and-following (us) shouting.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But Jesus made no verbal response at all. His disciples came up to him. They said, ‘Lord, send her away. For it’s annoying(of sounds), and what she is doing there is following us (incl.) around.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But Jesus didn’t answer her. The learners then said to Jesus: ‘Hurry up and do what she asks you, because she is bothering us with all this fuss.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 15:24:

• Uma: “Yesus said to that woman: ‘God sent me here to help just the descendants of Israel, because they are like lost sheep, they no longer follow the will of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘I have been sent to help the tribe of Isra’il only. They are like lost sheep.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus said to the woman, he said, ‘God commanded me that the only ones that I am to help are the descendants of Israel who are lost like sheep.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘There are no others to whom God sent me if not only to the descendants of Israel who can-be-compared to lost sheep.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus spoke to the woman, saying, ‘It’s only to the Judio, who are like lost sheep, that I have been sent. It’s not yet time for you (pl.) who are not Judio.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to the woman: ‘God has sent me only to help the Jews. Because the Jews are like sheep which have scattered without anyone to shepherd them.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)