Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:26:

• Uma: “But you, don’t have behavior/character like that. Whoever of you wants to high rank, must become a servant [lit., ordered-one].” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “But you,’ said Isa, ‘you shall not do/be like that. Whoever of you wants to be made great, he shall be your servant.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “But this cannot be here among you. If there is one of you who wants to be greatest, he must be the servant of all of his companions.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But that’s not how you should do. Because if someone among you wants to become-greater, it-is-necessary that he serve his companions like a servant,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But hopefully not like that will be made a habit of here with you. On the contrary, whoever of you wants to be praiseworthy, he must be the servant of his companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “But as for you, do not want that you are just commanding people. Concerning the person who wants a high position, this person must work to help his fellowman.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:27:

• Uma: “And whoever wants a big name must become your slave.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “And whoever of you wants to become the greatest he shall be like a slave helping his companions.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And if there is one of you who wants that he is the highest of all, it is necessary that he makes himself lower than all.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “and the one who wants to be the most-important, it-is-necessary that he serve his companions like a slave.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And whoever wants to become most-important, he must make himself like a slave of his companions.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “As for you, whoever wants to lead all of his friends, this one must become your worker.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:28:

• Uma: “You must follow my behavior, I the Child of Mankind. My purpose in coming to the world, is not be become one-who-orders. I came to become a ordered-one, and to give myself to be killed to redeem the wrongs of many people.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “For even I, the Son of Man,’ said Isa, ‘I did not come to ask for help from mankind but to help mankind. And I came to submit/surrender my life to redeem many people so that they will not be punished for their sins.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Because it is like me, the Older Sibling of Mankind, the reason I came here to the earth is not that I might be helped by people, but rather that I might help and so that I also might allow myself to be killed so that I might redeem many people from slavery.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “You should follow-the-example of me who am Child of a Person, because I did not come to be served but rather so that I will serve people and give my life to redeem many.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Like me who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human. I came here, not so that I would be served by others, but on the contrary I would be the one serving and to cause my life/breath to be severed, thereby taking the punishment for the sin of the people.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “After all, the Man who came from heaven did not come just to sit and command. Rather he came to work, helping the people. And not only will he help them, he will even die to save many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:29:

• Uma: “As Yesus and his disciples went away from the town of Yerikho, the people thronged following him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then when they left the town Ariha, very many people followed him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when they were leaving the town of Jericho, very many people were going with Jesus.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When (pl.) Jesus left Jerico, in-a-large-group were the people who were-following him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “When they left Jerico, the crowd of people who followed Jesus was endless.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “When Jesus left the town of Jericho, he was followed by very many people.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:30:

• Uma: “On the side of the road sat two blind people. When those blind people heard that it was Yesus passing by, they said: ‘Lord, descendant of King Daud! Have mercy/pity on us!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “There were two blind people sitting at the side of the road where they were passing. When they heard that Isa was passing by, they shouted loudly they said, ‘O descendant of Sultan Da’ud, have pity on us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there were two blind people who were sitting on the side of the road. And when they found out that Jesus was passing by there, they called out, saying, ‘Hey, Datu, pity us for you are the prophesied descendant of King David.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “There were two blind-ones who were sitting on the edge of the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing-by, they immediately-shouted saying, ‘Lord, descendant of David, please have mercy!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There at the edge of the trail, there were two blind people sitting. When they knew that Jesus would pass by, they were shouting out saying, ‘Lord, descendant of king David, do pity us!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “There in the road where he was to pass by there sat two blind men. The blind men came to know that it was Jesus who would pass by where they were sitting. They began to shout saying: ‘Listen, Lord, you descendant of David, have pity on us,’ they said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:31:

• Uma: “The many people who were there got angry with him, they said, ‘Be quiet!’ They did not pay any attention, they just yelled louder: ‘Lord, descendant of King Daud, have pity on us!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “They were scolded by the many people and told not to make a noise. But they made their shouting only louder, they said, ‘O, descendant of Sultan Da’ud have pity on us.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The people got angry at them and told them that they should stop calling, but they shouted all the more, ‘Oh Lord, Descendant of David, pity us.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The people scolded them so that they should be still koma, but they just did-it-even-more, shouting, ‘Lord, descendant of David, please have mercy!'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “They were rebuked by those people, stopping their noise. But they shouted all the louder, ‘Lord, descendant of king David, please do really pity us!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The people there where the blind men sat ordered them not to shout. But the blind men even more loudly shouted, saying: ‘Listen, Lord, you descendant of David, take pity on us.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:32:

• Uma: “Yesus stopped and he called them to come, he said to them: ‘What do you want me to do for you?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa stopped and called the two blind men and he said to them, ‘What do you want me to do for you?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus stopped, and he said to them, ‘What do you need me to do for you?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So then Jesus stopped and he caused-them -to-be-called. Then he said, ‘What do you want me to do for you?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Jesus stopped walking. He had them called and asked, ‘What do you want me to do for you?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus stood and listened. Then he called the blind men to him. He said to them: ‘What do you want done for you?'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 20:33:

• Uma: “They answered him: ‘Lord, we want to see!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we want to see.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And they answered, ‘Chief, what we need is that we might be able to see.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘Lord,’ they answered, ‘we want to be-able-to-see.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Those two replied, ‘Lord, hopefully you will grant that we will be able to see.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “The blind men said: ‘Listen, Lord, we want that our eyes be healed.'” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)