1 John 3:1

First Nations Version

Behold the greatness of the love shown to us by our Father the Great Spirit that he would call us his children! And so we are! The ones who belong to the ways of this world do not know the Giver of Life, so they do not see us in this way.

Cross References

John 1:12

But all who welcome and trust him receive their birthright as children of the Great Spirit.

Galatians 3:26

For we are all sons and daughters of the Great Spirit through our trust in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.

2 Corinthians 6:18

“‘I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,’ says the All-Powerful One.”

John 17:25

“O Father of all that is good and right, the world does not know you, but I know you, and my followers know you sent me.

John 3:16

“The Great Spirit loves this world of human beings so deeply he gave us his Son—the only Son who fully represents him. All who trust in him and his way will not come to a bad end, but will have the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony.

Revelation 21:7

All these blessings will belong to the ones who win the victory. I will be their Great Spirit, and they will be my sons and daughters.

Romans 5:8

But here is the way the Maker of Life proves how deep his love is for us: even when we were still following our bad hearts and broken ways, the Chosen One gave his life for us.

Galatians 3:29

And since you belong to the Chosen One, you are a descendant of Father of Many Nations (Abraham) and the ones who share in the blessings of the promise Creator made to him.

Romans 8:32

If the Great Spirit did not hold back his own Son, but instead gave him up for us all, will he then hold back on anything else? Along with his Son, he will give us all there is to give.

John 16:3

all because they do not know me or my Father.

Colossians 3:3

You died with the Chosen One, and now your life is hidden with the Chosen One in the Great Spirit.

Luke 20:36

They will never die, for they are the children of the Great Spirit who raises them again to new life.”

John 11:52

he would not only die for their nation but also to gather together all of Creator’s scattered children from every nation and make them into one people.

John 15:21

“The people who walk in the ways of this world will do this to you because you walk in my ways, representing me. This shows they do not know the one who sent me.

Romans 8:19

The creation all around us is waiting on tiptoe for Creator’s sons and daughters to be revealed in the full beauty of who he has created them to be.

1 John 3:2

Much-loved friends, we are now Creator’s children. It is not yet clear what we will be. But we know that when the Chosen One appears, we will be like him, for we will see him as he truly is.

1 John 3:10

There is a clear difference between Creator’s children and the children of the evil trickster. The ones who do not walk in a good way do not belong to Creator, nor do those who do not love the sacred family.

1 John 4:17

Love is made complete in us so that we will stand without fear on the day Creator decides who has done right or wrong. For in this world, when we love as he loves, we are just like him.