Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:1:

• Mairasi: “One day the people who collect money pertaining to head payment [tax collectors] and people who are called ‘bad’ were watching Him, they themselves came [and] were listening to Yesus.” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
• Noongar: “One day many tax collectors and other people who were rejected, they came to hear Jesus speaking.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Uma: “One day, many tax collectors and other people who were said by the people to have evil behavior arrived to hear the words of Yesus.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “One day many people who collect payment for the government and other people who do not follow the religious law came close to Isa for they wanted to hear his teaching/preaching.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at that time there were many sinful people, like tax collectors and law-breakers, and they went to Jesus because they wanted to listen to his teaching.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Many tax collectors and others whom the Jews called sinners were going to listen to what Jesus was-teaching.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “There were now many going to Jesus who were official receivers of payment to the government and others who were regarded by their fellow-countrymen Judio as sinful. They wanted to listen to his teaching.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)