Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:2:

• Uma: “Yesus said to them: ‘If it is almost sunset and the sky is reddish, you say: ‘The weather [lit., atmosphere] will be clear.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa answered them, he said, ‘When the sun sets you say, ‘It will be fine weather tomorrow, for the sky is red.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But Jesus answered, ‘If the sun is going down and the sky is red, you say, ‘It will be good weather tomorrow.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Jesus said, ‘When the sun is going-down and the sky is reddish, you say, ‘It’s-OK, it will be clear tomorrow.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replied, saying, ‘When it is late afternoon, you say, ‘Oh, the weather will be good tomorrow because look at that, the sky is clear.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to them: ‘When it is evening you say: ‘It is going to be good weather now because there are fire clouds.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:3:

• Uma: “If it is early morning you say: ‘It will rain, see how red and hazy it is.’ You know very well how to tell-the-appearance of the heavens. But you do not know how to tell-the-appearance of what is done by God at this time.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “In the morning you say, ‘It will rain today because the sky is red and it is dark.’ You know, surprise, as to what the meaning is of what you observe in the appearance of the sky, but you do not know the meaning of what is happening at this time.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Now if it is dawn and the clouds are red, and there is a storm cloud, you say also, ‘It will rain today.’ You can tell when it is going to rain because of the clouds. But you evidently can’t tell what God is doing today.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “In the morning also, if the sky is reddish and it is cloudy, you say, ‘It will rain probably.’ You are able to predict if it will rain or not-rain when you see the sky, but surprisingly you don’t know the meaning of the signs God has been showing concerning what is happening now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well when it’s still very early morning, you say, ‘Oh, probably it will rain today because look at that, the sky is completely overcast.’ Well it’s like you use as signals the signs in the sky, but you can’t use the signals of the signs of the present time.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When it is morning you say: ‘Now the day isn’t going to have good weather, because the sky is clouded over,’ you say. You say that you know well about what is meant by what is in the sky. Yet you say that you do not know what is meant by all the things you see during these days in which we live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:4:

• Uma: “No kidding your evil, you still always deny God! You ask for miracles. But not one miracle will be shown to you. On the contrary, what will be shown it you is a sign like what happened to the prophet Yunus long ago.’ After that he left them.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The people of this day are bad and do not follow God and ask for a sign. But there will be no sign shown to you except only the sign of Nabi Yunus of old.’ After that Isa left them and went away.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “You people today, you are very bad. Love for God is no longer in your breath.’ Then Jesus said again ‘Why do you want to see a sign? The only sign which will be shown to you is like that sign which Jonah long ago was caused to do.’ And then he left them.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The people now are very-bad, because they have turned-their-backs-on the true God. They insist that I show them an amazing sign, but nothing will be shown except only the sign that is like what happened to Jonas back before.’ Jesus said that, then he left them and went-away.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “As for all of you, your nature/ways are evil. You are like a married woman who is habitually-immoral, who doesn’t have any concern for her marriage, for that’s what you are doing to God. You say you are asking for a sign, but none will be shown to you, except that sign which was illustrated in what Jonas experienced.’ And then he left them and went away.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Concerning the people who live now, they are evil people who do not know God. First they must see the miracle before they will believe in me. But there will not be another miracle now, only that which Jonah went through will take the place of a sign for the people now.’ He left the people and went.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:5:

• Uma: “Yesus with his disciples went across the lake, but they did not remember to carry a food-bundle. At that time, he spoke to them this figure-of-speech, he said:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When the disciples of Isa arrived at the other side of the lake, they had forgotten to take bread along.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the disciples of Jesus crossed the lake, and they didn’t bring any bread because they forgot it.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When (pl.) Jesus had crossed-over to the other-side of the lake, his disciples remembered that they had no bread for a take-along-lunch.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus and company then sailed, going again to the other side of that lake. But the disciples had forgotten to take along some bread.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When they arrived on the other side of the lake, the learners of Jesus had forgotten to bring bread to eat.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:6:

• Uma: “‘Be careful, watch out for the yeast of the Parisi and Saduki people!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said to them, ‘Be careful. Stay away from the yeast/for-rising of the Pariseo and Sadduseo.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “When they had crossed over already, there was a parable which Jesus told them. He wanted them to understand that they should avoid the evil customs of people. He said, ‘Be on your guard so that you may avoid the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Watch-out-for the yeast/baking powder of the Pharisees and Saducees.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus spoke saying, ‘Now you be careful of the raising-agent of the Pariseo and the Saduceo.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘Be careful now, do not eat the leaven which is given by the Pharisees and also the Saducees.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:7:

• Uma: “But they did not know the meaning of that figure-of-speech, they began talking among themselves, they said: ‘The reason he said like that is because we (incl.) did not remember to bring bread.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “His disciples talked about what he had said because they did not understand. They said, ‘Perhaps he spoke like that, because we did not bring any bread.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they did not understand that it was not the yeast of bread he was talking about, so they talked with each other saying, ‘The reason he said this is because we didn’t bring any bread.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Upon his saying that, they talked-together saying, ‘Jesus said that, because we have no bread for take-along-lunch.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When the disciples heard that, they said-among-themselves, ‘He spoke like that because we don’t have any bread with us.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The learners said to each other: ‘It must be that he said that to us because we didn’t bring any bread to eat.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:8:

• Uma: “But in-fact Yesus knew what his disciples were saying, that’s why he said to them: ‘Why do you keep talking about the fact that you did not bring bread! Your faith is very lacking!” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa knew what they were talking. Therefore he said to them, ‘Why do you talk about not having any bread? You really have little trust in me.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Jesus understood what they were saying, and he said, ‘Why are you bothered that you didn’t bring any bread? Your faith is very weak.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Jesus knew what they were talking-together about, so he said to them, ‘Oh you (expression of rebuke/dismay)! You have only a little trust! Why are you worried about your not having bread?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But what those disciples of Jesus were-talking-about-among-themselves wasn’t hidden from him. That’s why he questioned them. ‘Why,’ he said, ‘are you saying-among-yourselves that you didn’t bring any bread along? Your trust-in/relying-on me really is small.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus knew what his learners were saying. So he said: ‘Now you are saying that I told you that because you didn’t bring any bread to eat. Don’t you understand what I am speaking about? It seems that you believe in me very little.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 16:9:

• Uma: “You still do not understand! Do you no longer remember the five breads that I fed to the five thousand people? And how many baskets of leftovers you gathered?” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Do you still not understand? Do you not remember when I divided the five (loaves of) bread among the five thousand people and as to how many baskets full of left-overs you gathered?” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Evidently it hasn’t entered into your thinking that we (incl.) don’t have to worry about bread. Evidently you don’t know what I did when I broke the loaves so that the five thousand men might eat? Evidently you don’t also remember the baskets which you filled up with the pieces they left?” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Don’t you understand yet? Did you forget the five breads that sufficed for over five thousand people? How many baskets did you fill with what-was-left-over?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Don’t your minds/thinking reach that far yet? Have you already forgotten those five units of bread which I broke in pieces and fed to five thousand people? Well, how many basketfuls were in excess?” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Don’t you understand about the word I speak? Don’t you remember what you saw where we had gone? When there were only five bread and five thousand men ate, don’t you remember how many baskets were left over?” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)