2 Corinthians 6:5

First Nations Version

We have been beaten, thrown in prison, and faced uprisings. We have worked hard, spent nights with no sleep, and have gone hungry for days.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:27

My hands have been worn to the bone with hard work. On many nights I have gone without sleep. On my journeys I have been hungry and thirsty, often without food, with no blanket to keep me warm.

Acts 17:5

But the Tribal Members became jealous. Banding together with some troublemakers from the trading post, they gathered a crowd and caused an uprising in the village. They broke into the house of a man named Healer (Jason), looking for Small Man (Paul) and Woods Man (Silas) so they could bring them before the people.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear the suffering you must soon face. The evil trickster snake will put you to the test. I tell you, he will have some of you thrown into a prison house, and you will walk a troubled path for ten days. Even if you must face death, stay true to the path, and I will honor you with a headdress of life that has many feathers.

Hebrews 13:23

I want you to know that our spiritual brother He Gives Honor (Timothy) has been set free from prison. If he comes soon, we will travel together to see you.

Hebrews 13:17

Follow the guidance of your spiritual leaders and give way to their instructions. For they must give an answer for the guidance they provide. So let them do so with glad hearts and not with sorrow, for that would not be a good thing for you.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were insulted and mocked, whipped with leather straps, or chained and thrown into prison.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you must remain clear-minded in every way, stand strong in hard times, and do the work of a good storyteller. Keep doing what Creator has called on you to do.

2 Timothy 2:9

It has taken me down a troubled path, one that includes being put in chains as an outlaw. But Creator’s message can never be locked up.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be timid in telling others about our Honored Chief or that I am in prison because of him. But walk with me on this road of suffering for the sake of the good story as Creator gives us strength.

1 Timothy 4:10

This is the reason we struggle and work so hard, for we have put our hope in the Living Great Spirit. He is the one who sets free and makes whole all of humankind, but first and foremost those who put their trust in him.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

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.

Philippians 1:13

So now the soldiers who guard the lodge of the People of Iron (Romans) and all the other people here know that I am in chains because I follow the Chosen One.

Ephesians 3:1

Because I, Small Man (Paul), follow the Chosen One and represent you Nations in this way, I have been arrested and put in chains.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But because of the gift of his great kindness, I am what he has called me to be. His gift was not wasted on me. I worked harder than any of the message bearers. But it was not me. It was the gift of his great kindness at work in me.

1 Corinthians 7:5

So do not deny each other unless you both agree for spiritual reasons such as prayer. Only deny yourselves for an agreed-upon time, then renew your relations with each other. In this way, if you lack self-control, then Accuser (Satan) cannot tempt you.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even now we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are often badly beaten and wander about with no regular place to lay our heads.

Acts 28:30

Small Man (Paul) continued to live in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to him.

Acts 26:29

“I pray to the Great Spirit that, whether in a short time or long, all who hear me today would become as I am—except for these chains.”

Acts 26:10

In Village of Peace (Jerusalem), I obtained permission from the head holy men to capture and put many of Creator’s holy ones into prison. Not only that, but I voted against them when they were being killed.

Acts 24:27

Two winters later Happy Man (Felix) was replaced as governor by Pig Festival (Porcius Festus). Then to gain favor with the Tribal Members, he left Small Man (Paul) in prison.

Acts 23:35

“I will make my decision,” he said to Small Man (Paul), “after your accusers arrive.” He then ordered that Small Man (Paul) should be kept under guard in their lodge, which used to be the lodge of Looks Brave (Herod), the bad-hearted chief of the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).

Acts 23:10

The division broke out into violence. The head officer, afraid that Small Man (Paul) would be torn apart by them, ordered his soldiers to take him by force and bring him back to their lodge.

Acts 20:31

So I tell you again, stay alert! Do not forget that night and day, for three winters, I kept giving you wise counsel and warning each of you with many tears.

Acts 14:23

They chose elders to watch over every sacred family gathering. After praying and going without food, they dedicated them to our Honored Chief in whom they had put their trust.

Acts 14:19

But some Tribal Members from Stands Against (Antioch) and Spirit Village (Iconium) came and caused people to listen to their lies and turned them against Small Man (Paul). They threw stones at him and dragged him outside the village, thinking he was dead.

Acts 13:3

So after they continued to go without food and pray, they laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.

Acts 5:18

They took hold of the message bearers and put them in the local jail.

Matthew 14:10

So he sent a soldier to the prison, had him cut off the head of Gift of Goodwill (John),

Matthew 14:3

Looks Brave (Herod) had arrested Gift of Goodwill (John) and put him in chains because he had been speaking against him for breaking tribal law by living with Daring Woman (Herodias), the wife of Friend of Horses (Philip), who is the brother of Looks Brave (Herod).

Matthew 9:15

“Do you expect wedding guests to be sad and go without eating when the groom is hosting a feast?” he asked. “The time will come when he is gone. Then they will be sad and go without eating.