1 Peter 1:8

First Nations Version

You have never seen him, yet you love him. You cannot see him now, yet you trust him. This makes your heart so glad that you cannot find words beautiful enough, so you have to dance for joy.

Cross References

John 20:29

“Now you believe, because you have seen me?” he said to him. “A greater blessing will rest on the ones who have not seen but still believe.”

2 Corinthians 5:7

As we walk the road of life, we trust in him even though we do not yet see him, for we walk by faith, not by sight.

Romans 15:13

My prayer for the Outside Nations is that the Great Spirit, who gives you this hope, will fill you with the joy and peace that comes from trusting him, so that this hope will flow like a river through your lives by the power of his Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 11:1

Trusting Creator is the solid ground our hope rests on. It means we can be sure of the things we do not yet see.

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.

2 Corinthians 4:18

For the things we can see will last only for a short time, but the things we cannot see are from the world to come, which will never fade away.

1 Peter 1:6

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.

Hebrews 11:27

By trusting he left Black Land (Egypt) without fear of its ruler. He kept walking forward, keeping his eyes on the one who cannot be seen.

1 Peter 2:7

He is highly honored by all who trust in him. But for those who fail to put their trust in him, “The tree the lodge builders threw away has become the Chief Lodgepole.

Philippians 4:4

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

1 Peter 5:4

Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, he will honor you with a headdress of many feathers that will never lose its beauty.

Ephesians 6:24

May Creator’s great kindness rest on all who love the Chosen One, with a love that will never grow old or fade away. Aho! May it be so!

Philippians 1:25

Since I am needed here, I am sure that I will stay, so I can continue to walk you down a road of joy and strengthen your faith.

Romans 14:17

For Creator’s good road is not about eating or drinking. Instead, it is about doing what is right in Creator’s eyes, about walking his path of peace, and finding the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.

John 14:24

The ones who do not return my love will not walk in my message. This message is not only mine. It is from my Father, the one who sent me.

John 8:42

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) told them, “If the Great Spirit were truly your Father, you would love me and show respect, for I came from him. I did not send myself. He is the one who sent me.

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.

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,

Galatians 5:6

So then, in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, whether or not you participate in the cutting of the flesh ceremony does not matter. What matters is walking out our faith on the road of love.

2 Corinthians 12:4

This man was taken up into Creator’s Beautiful Garden, where he heard mysterious words that human beings are not permitted to speak.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Give thanks to the Great Spirit for the gift that goes beyond our weak ways of speaking!

2 Corinthians 1:22

He put his Spirit into our hearts to mark us as his own. His Spirit in us is the promise of our place in the world to come.

Acts 16:34

He then invited them into his home and fed them. His heart was glad because he and all his family had put their trust in the Great Spirit.

John 14:21

The ones who walk in my ways and stay true to my message love me. They will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and show them my true self.”

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will walk in my ways.

Matthew 10:37

“The ones who choose their father or mother, son or daughter, over me dishonor me.

1 Corinthians 16:22

Let all who fail to love our Honored Chief be cut off from the Chosen One! Come, O Honored Chief, Come! (Maranatha!)

Ephesians 3:19

It is a love that goes beyond our small and weak ways of thinking. This love fills us with the Great Spirit, the one who fills all things.