1 Peter 1:6

First Nations Version

You dance for joy now because you know that day is coming, even though for a short time you may have to walk a trail of tears because of the many kinds of troubles you are facing.

Cross References

James 1:2

My sacred family members, whenever your trust in the Great Spirit is tested, count it as a reason to dance for joy.

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.

Romans 12:12

Let hope make your heart glad. Keep sending your voice to the Great Spirit, even when the road gets hard to walk.

Romans 5:2

Our trust in him opens the way into Creator’s great kindness and is now the solid ground on which we stand. Now our boasting is in him, as we look forward to being the kind of people the Great Spirit created us to be, a people filled with his beauty and shining-greatness.

Matthew 5:12

So let your hearts be glad and jump for joy, for you will be honored in the spirit-world above. You are like the prophets of old, who were treated in the same way by your ancestors.

John 16:33

“I have told you all these things so you will have my peace. This world is full of sorrow, pain and trouble, but have strong hearts, for I have defeated the world.”

John 16:22

It will be the same for you. You will have sorrow for now, but when I see you again, you will dance for joy. And no one will be able to take your joy from you.

Matthew 11:28

“Come close to my side, you whose hearts are on the ground, you who are pushed down and worn out, and I will refresh you.

Romans 5:11

But taking this a step further, we can now boast with glad hearts about what the Great Spirit has done through our Honored Chief Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One! He is the one who has restored us back into friendship with the Great Spirit!

Acts 14:22

On the way they strengthened the hearts of the new followers, telling them to stand tall as they walked this path of trusting. “Following Creator’s good road to the end,” they counseled them, “is a difficult path with many hardships.”

Luke 10:20

“Yes, the spirits must listen to you, but do not be too happy about this. Instead, let your hearts be glad that your names are carved into the rock cliffs of the spirit-world above.”

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near, so think good thoughts and be single-minded in your prayers.

James 4:9

Cry out in your misery. Be sad and weep. Turn your laughter into sadness, and your joy into tears.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For the troubles we now face are small compared to what is coming and do not last for long. Instead, they are getting us ready for the great and shining beauty of the world to come, a beauty beyond comparison that will never fade away. So we set our minds not on the things we can see but on the things we cannot see.

James 1:9

Those sacred family members who have little should take joy in the honor Creator bestows on them.

Philippians 3:3

We are the people of the true cutting of the flesh ceremony. For we stand tall in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One and put no trust in a ceremony done with human hands. We honor and serve Creator in the way of his Spirit, as he cuts from our hearts the worthless and broken ways that dishonor him.

2 Corinthians 6:10

Our hearts are glad even in times of sorrow. We may be poor, but we have made many rich. It looks as if we have nothing, but the truth is, all things are ours.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

So you followed in our footsteps and those of our Honored Chief, welcoming the good story in a time of much hardship and trouble with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 4:4

Always dance with joy before our Honored Chief! I will say it again: dance with joy!

Galatians 5:22

On the other hand, if we follow the guidance of the Spirit, our lives will bear good spiritual fruit. The Spirit will grow in us the fruit of love and joy, peace and patience, kindness and goodness, faithful hearts,

Romans 9:2

I tell you of the great sorrow that burns like a never-ending fire in my heart.

Philippians 2:26

He has a deep longing to see all of you again. His heart has been on the ground ever since you heard he was sick.

Luke 2:10

as the messenger said to them, “Do not fear! I bring you the good story that will be told to all nations.

Matthew 26:37

He then took with him Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Takes Over (James)and He Shows Goodwill (John), the two sons of Gift of Creator (Zebedee), to a place not far from the others. As Creator Sets Free (Jesus) began to send his voice to the Great Spirit, he became deeply troubled and full of sorrow.

1 Peter 3:17

For if it is what the Great Spirit wants, it is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong.