Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 21:32:
- Uma: “Because Yohanes the Baptizer taught you the straight road, but you did not want to believe him. However, the tax collectors and women whose behavior is not appropriate, they believed him. And even though you saw that, you still did not change your behavior, and you still did not believe him.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “For Yahiya who bathed people came to you and taught you the straight/righteous way but you did not believe. But the tax collectors and the bad women believed him. And even though you saw this, you did not change your mind and believe him.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “For John came and he showed you the way so that you might become righteous, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the women who make money through their reputation, they, by contrast, believed him. And even though you knew this, you did not abandon your bad doings and neither did you believe him.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because Juan the Baptizer came and he taught you the righteous way-of-life that should be followed, but you didn’t believe/obey him. And as for the tax collectors and the prostitutes (lit. rendering above), they believed/obeyed him. And even upon your seeing what they did, you did not change your mind/thoughts to believe.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Because Juan came here to you baptizing and he caused you to comprehend the straight/righteous lifestyle. However you don’t believe/obey him. But he was believed by those official-receivers of payment and the women who make money with their bodies. You observed that they have now believed, but you didn’t believe his teaching.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because John who baptized came to teach you the straight road, yet you didn’t believe what he said. But these tax collectors and prostitutes did believe what John said. And you, even though you saw how people changed their minds and separated from the evil in which they walked, yet you didn’t want to change your minds and believe what John said.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
