Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:14:

• Uma: “When Yesus with his three disciples returned and met the crowds, there was a man who came and kneeled in front of him and said to him:” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When Isa and company returned to the crowds, a man came prostrating/bowing down before Isa asking for help, he said,” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they arrived to the many people, there was a person who came up to Jesus and knelt to him.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When they had come-downhill, they met many people. One of them who was a man, he approached Jesus and knelt in front of him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When those four reached their companions, there were many people there again. A man approached Jesus and bowed down in front of him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus arrived to where the people were, there came to him a man who kneeled and said:” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “‘Lord, have pity on my son. He has limpuangaa disease [fainting and fits], and he is often unconscious carried by his disease. He often falls into the fire, he also often falls into the water.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘O Sir, have pity on my child. He is an epileptic and his sickness is very severe, for often he falls into the fire and into water.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He said, ‘Chief, pity my child. He has epilepsy, and it is very tormenting what happens to him, because he is always falling into the fire and into the water.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He said, ‘Lord, please take-pity-on this child of mine who has-seizures. Because when his seizure arrives, he suffers extremely. Many times he has been-made-to-fall-into-the-fire and made-to-fall-into-the-water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He spoke, saying, ‘Master, hopefully you will pity that child of mine who is a small-boy. His illness really is very hard, for when it flares up he becomes unconscious. He just throws himself into the fire, or into water/river.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “‘Listen, Lord, my son has a sickness of attacks, very much does he suffer. When it comes on him, he falls in the fire, or at times he falls in the water. Have pity on my son and please heal him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:16:

• Uma: “I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able / did not have strength to heal him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “I have brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “I showed him to your disciples, but they couldn’t cure him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “I brought him to your (sing.) disciples but they were not able to heal him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “I brought him for help to your disciples, but they aren’t able to stop it.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “I have already asked your learners to heal him, but they weren’t able to.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘No kidding you [plural]! Apparently you still do not believe! You still deny/refuse the will of God! How much longer do you think [lit., say] I will be with you, how much longer I will put up with your weak faith! Bring that child here!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘You people of now, your thinking is wrong/at fault. You don’t have any trust in God. Until when shall I yet be here with you? Until when yet shall I endure your customs until you believe?’ So-then he said to the father of the child, ‘Bring your child here.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus answered, ‘You people today, your errors are very great. You really don’t have faith. Evidently I’ll have to be a long time here with you. Evidently I’ll have to endure you a long time before you will believe. Bring the child here.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Oh confound (expression of exasperation) you! You don’t believe and you are stubbornly-wicked (lit. can’t be spoken to)!’ Jesus said in reply. ‘It certainly seems as if my-remaining-with you has been extremely-long! How much longer must I put up with you (lit. how repeatedly-much yet is my endurance to you)?’ Then he said to the child’s father, ‘All-right, bring your (sing.) child here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied, saying, ‘You people today, all you are thinking is really wrong and your belief really is lacking. Whenever are you really going to believe/obey since I’ve been with you a long time already? Till when must I endure this nature/ways of yours (pl.)? Bring that child here to me.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to all of the people there: ‘How long will it be until you believe in me? Do you think that I will endure you forever with patience? Bring your son here quickly, I will heal him,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:18:

• Uma: “From there, Yesus caused-to-flee the evil spirit which made-sick that child. The evil spirit went out, and the sick-one was became well.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “When the child arrived there, Isa rebuked the demon, so-then the demon came out from the child and the child was immediately well.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus told the demon that was afflicting the child to stop, and he caused him to go out, and immediately the child was healed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then Jesus commanded the evil-spirit to leave and he left that child and he became-well immediately.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “The evil spirit came out of the body of that child for Jesus drove it out. At once the child’s illness which was like that stopped.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus told the evil spirit who walked with the boy to depart from him. Then the boy at once was healed.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:19:

• Uma: “After that, Yesus and his disciples departed from there, and his disciples asked him, they said: ‘Teacher, why were we not able to make-leave that evil spirit earlier?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then his disciples talked to Isa privately (lit. they-they only), they said, ‘Why couldn’t we drive out the demon?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Jesus and his disciples were by themselves, they came to Jesus, they said, ‘Why weren’t we able to cure the child who was afflicted with a demon’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “A little-later when Jesus was alone with his disciples, they inquired of him, ‘Why weren’t we (excl.) able to cast-out that evil-spirit?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they were alone, Jesus was questioned by his disciples. They said, ‘Why couldn’t we drive out that evil spirit?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Afterwards, the learners of Jesus spoke to him apart. They asked him, saying: ‘Why weren’t we able to heal the boy who walked with the evil spirit?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:20:

• Uma: “Yesus said: ‘[Of course] it was like that, because your faith is so little. I say to you: if we (incl.) have faith, even just a chigger’s-worth, there would not be anything that would not happen. We (incl.) could say to that mountain over there: ‘Move from there,’, and it would certainly move.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa said, ‘The reason that you could not drive him out is, because your trust in God is very little. I tell you truly, if you trust in God only just a little bit, figuratively just like the size of a mustard seed, and you tell the mountain to transfer/move, it will really transfer/move. Nothing is difficult for you if you trust. (” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘You couldn’t heal him,’ answered Jesus, ‘because your faith is so small. Remember that if you have faith, even just a little bit like a mustard seed, you can say to this hill that it be transferred, and it will obey you. You can do anything.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Because your faith is lacking,’ said Jesus answering. ‘This that I say to you is true that even if your faith is small like the smallest seed, it is possible for you to say to this mountain, ‘Move-over there,’ and it will truly move-over. There is absolutely nothing that you can’t do!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus replied saying, ‘Because your belief-in/obeying-of me is still lacking. Hopefully your belief can be like a small seed of mustasa’ which keeps on growing till it is a big plant. For this it true which I will say to you, if your belief in me is like this, really even supposing you say to that hill to move, it’s certain that it will obey you. There’s nothing you won’t have ability for as long as your trust and belief are firmly-founded in me.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to his learners: ‘You couldn’t because you were not sure in your hearts that he would be healed. Truly I tell you that if you have just a little faith, even though it is no bigger than the small seed of mustard, then you would be able to say to the mountain there: ‘Leave from where you are, mountain, go to the other side,’ you would say. And the mountain would leave. Nothing is impossible if you have a little faith.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 17:21:

• Uma: “[[But a demon like that earlier, he will only go away if/when you pray and fast.]]'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But that kind of demon cannot be driven out except only when you pray and fast.)'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, this kind of demon, it can only be caused to go out by means of praying and by means of abstaining from food. There is no other way.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But evil-spirits like those, they don’t come-out if the one casting-out does not persist in praying to God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But that kind of evil spirit can’t be driven out unless you persevere in prayer and fasting.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Concerning those like this evil spirit which walked with the boy, in order to separate them from the person they walk with, it is necessary to pray to God and fast.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)