Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:19:
- Uma: “I also say: if there are two of you on this earth who are in agreement/harmony calling out requesting something, your prayer is answered by my Father in heaven.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I also tell you if there are two people of you who agree on whatever they want to ask of God, my Father in heaven will give to them what they ask.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And this also I cause you to understand. If there is something that you ask for from God which even two only here on earth agree about, my Father God in heaven will give this to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I also say to you that if two of you agree-together concerning what you will ask my Father in heaven, it will be fulfilled to you.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “This also is what I will say to you. In what even two of you are in harmony about here in the world, which you will pray about, my Father there in heaven really will respond-favorably.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “There is another word I will tell you. Here on earth when two people have found a word about what to ask my Father who is in heaven, then God will give what they ask for.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:20:
- Uma: “Because wherever people gather because of Me, even if they are just two or three, I am there with them.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For if two or three people meet, the reason being because they follow me, I will be there with them.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For if there are even two, or if not, three, who are gathered together because they will worship me, I am also there with them.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because if even two or three only are gathered because of their being-united to me, I am there companioning-with them.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because wherever there are gathered even two or three only of my people, I am indeed there with them.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “For where people who believe in me are gathered, no matter if only two or three people, then I am there.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:21:
- Uma: “After that, Petrus came close to Yesus and asked him, he said: ‘Lord, if my one-faith relative does wrong to me, how many times must I forgive him? Perhaps [as many as] seven times?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Petros went to Isa and he said, ‘O Sir, how often shall I forgive my companion if he sins against me. Seven times?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Peter got near to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how many times can my companion sin against me and I still forgive him? Seven times?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then Pedro went to Jesus and he said, ‘Lord, if my companion repeatedly sins against me, how many times shall I forgive him? Up to seven times?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Pedro approached Jesus and questioned, saying, ‘Lord, how many times am I to forgive my sibling in believing who keeps on sinning against me? Is it until even seven times already?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Peter said to Jesus: ‘Listen, Lord, if my brother has gone on doing bad to me, how many times shall I forgive him? Up until seven times?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:22:
- Uma: “Yesus said: ‘Not just seven times. Even if he does wrong to us (incl.) hundreds of times, we (incl.) must forgive him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Isa said, ‘Not seven times but seventy seven times.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Then Jesus answered, ‘Not seven times only, but rather seven times seventy.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘I do not say seven times only but rather seventy sevens times,’ said Jesus answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Jesus answered him, saying, ‘I am not saying until only seven but on the contrary seventy sevens.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Jesus said to him: ‘I do not tell you only seven times must you forgive him. Rather I’ll tell you how many times you must forgive, seven seventies you must forgive.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:23:
- Uma: “For God is like the king in this parable: There was king who wanted to examine the debts of his slaves.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then Isa told a parable, he said, ‘The ruling of God is like this. There was a certain sultan who wanted to check up on the books of his servants, if they handled his money well.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because the ruling of God who is in heaven is like a king who is checking up on the debts owed him by his servants.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Because God’s ruling can be compared to a king who decided to collect the debts of his officials.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because the kingdom of God is like this. A king decided to cause-to-pay all of his servants who had a debt to him.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Therefore it is necessary that you forgive your fellowman, because God in heaven is compared to a king who made an accounting with his workers, about what all they owed him.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:24:
- Uma: “First, a slave was brought before him who owed millions.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “When he began to check the books, one servant was brought to the sultan whose debt was thousands of pesos.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then while he was starting to check up on these, they brought to him one who had borrowed from him a thousand of pesos.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He had-just-begun to collect and there was an official who was brought to him who owed how-many millions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “The first who was brought to him owed ten million.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “He had begun to make accountings with his workers when there was brought to him a person who owed him millions of money.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:25:
- Uma: “He really was not able to pay that debt. So, that king ordered, he said: ‘Just sell that slave with his children and his wife and all his stuff, pay-with-it [i.e., the money received] his debts.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “So-then his money was not enough to pay his debt. Therefore the sultan commanded that the man should be sold as a slave including his wife and children and he commanded also that all his possessions should be sold in order to pay for his debt.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And he cannot pay, so the king commanded that this person be sold as a slave along with his wife and his children and all his possessions, so that the debt might be paid.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “That official couldn’t-pay, so the king commanded that all his possessions be sold, and that he, his wife and their children be sold also to become slaves so that his debt would be paid.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well, since he couldn’t pay, the king ordered that he just be sold, along with his wife and their children, and all their possessions so that he could pay.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But this worker who was brought to him didn’t have the money to pay his account. The king ordered that the worker be sold, and his wife be sold, and his children be sold, and there should be sold what all he owned in order to pay the account.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:26:
- Uma: “‘That slave knelt down before the king asking for mercy/pity, he said: ‘Please be patient, King, I really will pay my debt!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Immediately that servant stood on his knees facing the sultan begging, he said, ‘Sir, give me some time. I will pay you all my debt to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the servant knelt down in front of the king praying to him. He said, ‘Give me yet time because I will look for this to pay you, and I will pay it all.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, that official immediately-knelt in front of the king and pled-for-mercy saying, ‘Sir, please have-mercy! Be-patient with me still longer so that I will pay it all.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “That one being caused to pay bowed down in front of the king and begged for mercy. He said, ‘Master, hopefully just give me time to earn/find-money and it’s certain that I will pay all that debt of mine to you.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But the worker knelt before his boss. He asked the favor and said: ‘Listen, Lord, wait a bit while I find the money to pay you,’ he said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)