1 Corinthians 2:6

First Nations Version

On the other hand, there is a wisdom that we speak among those who are mature in the Chosen One. It is not the wisdom of this present world or of its rulers, who are fading away.

Cross References

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for those who are mature. For the ones who have walked the road many times have learned the difference between what is right and what is wrong.

James 3:15

This is not the kind of wisdom that comes down from the One Above Us All. Instead, it is from this world. It is unspiritual and of the evil one.

2 Corinthians 4:4

For the ones who do not believe have been blinded in their minds by the evil spirit-ruler of this present world. This blindness keeps them from seeing the light that shines when the good story is told about the beauty of the Chosen One, who is the only one who fully represents the Great Spirit.

1 Peter 5:10

But you will not have to suffer for long, for the Great Spirit who gives us his gift of great kindness will restore you, set your feet on solid ground, and strengthen you. For he has called you into the bright-shining greatness of the Chosen One that will never fade away.

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this present world have understood this wisdom. If they had, they never would have killed our great and shining Honored Chief.

1 Corinthians 1:28

He has chosen the ones the world looks down on, those who seem to have nothing to offer, to bring to nothing the ones the world looks up to.

Colossians 4:12

Walks in Beauty (Epaphras), who is a member of the sacred family of your village, sends his greetings also. He is a true servant of the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). He wrestles for you in his prayers, that you will stand strong and walk Creator’s path with firm steps as you grow into mature human beings.

Ephesians 2:2

Our broken ways caused us to miss the mark and wander from the good path, following the worthless ways of this world. We all once walked the dark path of the evil one who rules the spiritual atmosphere of this world, that evil spirit who is at work in human beings who have lost their way.

Matthew 5:48

“By loving and blessing all people, you will be walking in the footsteps of your Father from the spirit-world above, who is perfect in all his ways.

2 Corinthians 1:12

We may be bragging, but we are bold enough to tell you that our hearts are pure, for we have walked this road of life in a sacred and true manner. We have not followed the ways of this world, but by the gift of Creator’s great kindness we have walked in a good way before the people of this world, and even more toward you. In the same way, our words to you are as straight as an arrow. We do not speak with forked tongues in our letters to you.

James 3:2

We all stumble on the path in many ways. But if we could keep our words from hurting others, we would be mature human beings, able to aim our whole lives in the right direction.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Last of all, my sacred family members, let your hearts be glad. Mend your ways, walk side by side with each other, sharing the same purpose and living in harmony with one another. In this way, the Great Spirit who gives love and peace will walk with you on the road of life.

1 Corinthians 14:20

My sacred family members, do not think in childish ways. In the ways of evil be as innocent as a baby in a cradleboard, but in your understanding of spiritual things be as wise as an elder.

1 Corinthians 2:13

So when we speak, we do not use words taught by human wisdom. Instead we use words taught by the Spirit—speaking in a spiritual manner about spiritual things.

1 Corinthians 2:1

My sacred family members, when I came among you to tell you about Creator’s mysterious ways, I did not use big words or high-sounding wisdom.

Luke 16:8

“When the rich man found out what the dishonest overseer had done, he shook his head but admired the man’s craftiness. “Do you see what this means?” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) asked. “The children of darkness are sometimes wiser in the ways of this world than the children of light are in the ways of the spirit-world above.

Matthew 19:21

“Only one thing remains,” he answered. “Take all of your possessions and give them to the ones who have none, and then you will have great possessions in the spirit-world above.” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) then gave the man the same invitation that he gave to his message bearers. “Come,” he said to the man, “and walk the road with me.”

Matthew 13:22

“The seed planted among the weeds and thistles represents the ones who have heard the message, but they are too busy worrying about their earthly existence. The desire for more and more possessions leads them down a false path, and they never grow into mature human beings.

1 Corinthians 3:1

My sacred family members, the first time I came to you I could not speak to you as I would to the spiritually mature. Instead, I had to speak to you as I would to the unspiritual, as infants in the Chosen One.

1 Corinthians 12:8

Creator’s Spirit gives to one person words full of wisdom, and the same Spirit gives another person words full of knowledge.

2 Corinthians 4:3

But even if the good story we tell is hidden from their eyes, it is hidden only to the ones who walk the road to a bad end.

Colossians 1:28

Yes, he is the one we tell others about, teaching and instructing them with wise counsel, so that they may stand tall as mature human beings, like the Chosen One.

Hebrews 6:1

It is time for us to move beyond the beginning spiritual truths of the teachings that prepared the way of the Chosen One and start to see things through more mature eyes. There is no need to go back to the beginning of the trail to learn things all over again. You have already been taught to turn away from meaningless efforts to please the Great Spirit and to simply trust him.