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2 Corinthians 2:1

First Nations Version

So I made up my mind not to sadden you with another painful visit.

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I call on the Great Spirit to be a witness to the truth I tell you now. The reason I did not come to you in Village of Pleasure (Corinth) was to spare you the pain my sharp words would bring to you.


I am writing this letter to you while I am away, so that I will not have to speak sharp words like this when I come to you. Instead, I want to use the power our Honored Chief has given me to build you up, not to tear you down.


My heart was on the ground as I wrote the other letter to you. I wrote each word in pain, sorrow, and many tears. Not to cause you pain, but to let you know how great my love is for all of you.


Which is better? Should I come to you with a big stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?


After I send Free from Harm (Artemas) or He Is at Ease (Tychicus) to you, make it your aim to come to me at Village of Victory (Nicopolis). I have decided to stay there for the winter.


Even though I am absent in body, my spirit is there with you. In this manner, I have already decided what must be done on behalf of this man.


For I decided not to know anything while I was with you except about Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the Chosen One—and his death on the cross.


But Small Man (Paul) and Son of Comfort (Barnabas) did not agree with them and had a strong argument with them. It was decided that Small Man (Paul) and Son of Comfort (Barnabas), along with a few others, would go to the message bearers and elders at Village of Peace (Jerusalem) to settle this among them.


So the followers who lived in Stands Against (Antioch) decided to send help to the sacred family in the Land of Promise (Judea)—as much as they could spare.


Now Son of Comfort (Barnabas) wanted Walks in Kindness (John), who is also named War Club (Mark), to go with them.





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