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2 Corinthians 11:7

First Nations Version

Was it wrong for me to humble myself by giving you Creator’s good story without charge in order to bless you?

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What have I done for the other sacred families that I have not done for you? Only that I did not become a burden to you. You must release me from this wrong!


My sacred family members, I am sure you remember how hard we worked night and day so we would not be a burden to anyone as we told Creator’s good story to you.


Now I, Small Man (Paul), will speak for myself. With all the humility and kindness of the Chosen One I beg you to listen to what I have to say. Some have said that I am weak when with you and bold when away from you.


Or is it only Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and I who have no right to these things and are forced to work to provide for ourselves?


We did not expect people to feed us for free. Instead, we wore ourselves out working hard night and day so we would not be a burden to anyone.


You all have seen that I worked hard with my own hands to provide for myself and for the ones who traveled with me.


If you have given others this right, should we not expect the same? But we have not asked for this right. Instead we have taken this burden on our own shoulders. In this way, nothing will stand in the way of us telling the good story of the Chosen One.


“I never asked anyone for their silver, gold, or fine clothes.


From Small Man (Paul), a servant of the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). The Great Spirit has called me to be a message bearer, one who has been set apart to tell his good story.


On my journey I arrived at the seaport village of Cut Through (Troas). For it was there that our Honored Chief had opened a way for me to tell the good story about the Chosen One.


When that time comes, we will be able to tell the good story to villages beyond you. In this way we will never take for ourselves honor for what others have done.





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