2 Timothy 1:8

First Nations Version

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.

Cross References

Romans 1:16

I am not ashamed of this good story, for to all who trust in its message it has Creator’s power to set free and make whole. This is true, first for our Tribal People, and then to all the Outside Nations!

Mark 8:38

“There are bad-hearted and unfaithful people living today, in this generation, who are ashamed of me and my message. So, when the True Human Being comes to show the power and shining-greatness of his Father along with his holy spirit-messengers, he will also be ashamed of these people.”

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.

Revelation 12:11

Creator’s holy ones won the victory over him by the lifeblood shed by the Lamb and by boldly telling his story, and, when faced with death, they loved him more than they loved their own lives.

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 1:12

This is the reason I walk a path of hardship and suffering. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust. I am sure that he will watch over me as I walk this sacred path toward that day.

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.

Philippians 3:10

I want to fully know the Chosen One and the power that raised him from the dead. I want to know what it means to participate in his sufferings and to become like him in his death,

Luke 9:26

“If anyone is ashamed of me and my teaching, then the True Human Being will be ashamed of them when he comes in his bright-shining greatness, to be honored by the Father above and all of his Holy Spirit-messengers.

2 Timothy 1:16

May our Honored Chief show kindness to the family of Bringer of Good Things (Onesiphorus), for he was like a drink of cool water to me and was never ashamed to visit me in prison.

Ephesians 4:1

Because I walk the road with our Honored Chief, I have been made a prisoner. I now call on you to join me in representing him in a good way as you follow the path he has chosen for you.

Revelation 1:9

I, He Shows Goodwill (John), am your brother in the sacred family and one who walks a path of suffering with you as we walk the good road with firm steps following Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. I had been banished to the island called Walking Place (Patmos) because I had spoken the truth about Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and his message from the Great Spirit.

Jude 1:24

Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling, who can make you pure and blameless, so that with great joy you can stand before his bright-shining greatness.

1 Peter 1:5

Creator’s plan to set you free and make you whole is ready to be fully revealed when the time for the end has come. Until then you are kept safe by trusting in Creator’s power.

2 Timothy 2:3

Walk with me on this path of suffering as a good spiritual warrior of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

When we were with you, we made it clear that a trail of sorrow and trouble lay ahead of us. As you know, we had to walk that path.

Philippians 1:7

It is right for me to think of you in this way, for you hold a warm place in my heart. You have shared with me in the gift of Creator’s great kindness, both in my chains and when I stand on the truth of the good story.

Ephesians 3:13

So do not become weak of heart when you hear about how much I am suffering for you, which is proof of your great worth.

Romans 16:25

I pray that the Great Spirit will make you stand strong and firm by my telling of the good story about Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. From the time before all days this message has been kept secret,

1 John 4:14

We have seen and now tell you the truth about what our Father the Great Spirit has done. He sent his Son to be the Sacred Deliverer of the world.

2 Timothy 4:17

But Our Honored Chief stood with me and gave me strength, so that through me the Outside Nations would hear the whole good story. I was set free from the mouth of the lion.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through the Chosen One who gives me strength!

Romans 9:33

just as it is written in our Sacred Teachings, “Be aware! For in Strong Mountain (Zion) I have set a lodgepole that many will trip over, a large chief pole that will make them stumble—and the hearts of all who trust in him will never fall to the ground.”

Acts 5:41

So the message bearers left the Grand Council. Their hearts were glad that they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the reputation of Creator Sets Free (Jesus).

Revelation 19:10

I then humbled myself before the spirit-messenger to give him praise and honor. “Do not humble yourself to me in this way,” he said. “I am one who stands by your side to serve the Great Spirit. I stand with you and all the sacred family members who have stood firm as truth tellers for Creator Sets Free (Jesus). Give praise and honor only to the Great Spirit. For the spirit of prophecy is at work when the truth is told about Creator Sets Free (Jesus).”

Revelation 1:2

He Shows Goodwill (John) as a truth teller wrote down everything he saw and heard as a witness to this message from the Great Spirit and the things told to him by Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.

1 Corinthians 1:6

So we can now be sure that your lives are telling the true story of the Chosen One.

John 19:35

The one who saw these things with his own eyes is telling the truth about this—so that all will believe.

Colossians 1:24

Even though I have been suffering for you, it makes my heart glad. There are still many things that the Chosen One must suffer through his sacred family in his body on earth. My suffering, in my human body, is my part in bringing full meaning and purpose to these remaining afflictions. This I gladly do for the sake of the sacred family, the body of the Chosen One.

Ephesians 4:17

I say this to you as one who represents our Honored Chief. You must no longer walk the dark path of the Nations who have chosen their own ways.

2 Corinthians 6:7

We speak the truth by the power of the Great Spirit. We fight for what is right with spiritual weapons in our right hand and in our left.

Romans 8:36

It is written in our Sacred Teachings, “Because of you we face death every day. We are counted only as sheep to be violently killed.”

John 15:27

You will also represent me as truth tellers, for you have walked with me from the first and have seen these things with your own eyes.

1 Timothy 2:6

He gave up his own life to set all people free, so that, when the time was right, this truth would be made clear to all humankind.

Colossians 1:11

We pray that you will grow strong with the strength that comes from the honor and shining-greatness of his power. Then you will be able to stand firm in a calm and unhurried manner, as you give thanks with glad hearts to the Great Spirit who is our Father from above. For he is the one who has made you ready to take your place on this road of life, a place he prepared for you among all the holy ones who walk in his light.

2 Timothy 1:10

But now that the Chosen One has appeared, his purpose has been made clear. For he has defeated death and has, through the good story, brought into the light the kind of life that will never again taste death.

2 Timothy 2:8

Keep your thoughts centered on Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of Chief Much Loved One (David). This is the good story that I tell.