Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 18:3:

• Uma: “and he said to them: ‘Indeed I say to you: if you don’t change your behavior/character and become like this little child, you will not become God’s people/subjects.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Then he said, ‘Truly I tell you, you will not be included in the ruling of God if you do not change your thinking and you become like a small child who doesn’t make himself great.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus said, ‘Don’t you all forget this. It is necessary that you take out of your minds your desire to be greater than others, and imitate this child because all are greater than he is. If you don’t, you cannot be ruled by God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘What I say to you is true, that if you do not change your mind/thoughts so that you are like children, you absolutely can not be joined to God’s ruling.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “And then he spoke, saying, ‘Consider this. As long as you don’t make new this nature of yours which looks for importance, and as long as you don’t make yourselves like still small children, you really can’t be included as subjects of God in his kingdom.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “He said to his learners: ‘Truly I tell you that if you do not turn your minds and become like the boy here, you will not enter where God rules, who is in heaven.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)