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2 Timothy 2:5

First Nations Version

Those who run in a race must follow the rules in order to win.

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It will not be long, for I am coming soon. Hold on to what you already have with a strong hand. Then no one will be able to take your headdress of honor away from you.


Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who stand firm under testing, for once they have passed the test, they will receive the headdress of life that has been promised to those who love the Great Spirit.


I give all I am to this task, drawing my strength from the Great Spirit who works so powerfully in me.


For in your struggle against bad hearts and broken ways you have not yet had to face your own blood being shed.


“Yes,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to the man, “so make it your aim to enter in by the narrow way that I have taught you. There will be many who try to enter some other way but will not be able.


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.


But we can see that there is one human being who has taken on himself this sacred calling—Creator Sets Free (Jesus). For a short time he was made a little lower than the spirit-messengers so that by the gift of Creator’s great kindness, he might taste death for everyone. Because he did this, he has been highly honored with the headdress of a chief.


For a short time you made them a little lower than the spirit-messengers. You placed a headdress of honor on their heads


It is true that some tell about the Chosen One only because they are full of jealousy and bitterness, while others do so out of a good heart.


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


Encircling the seat of honor were twenty-four elders sitting on twenty-four seats of honor. They wore pure white regalia and golden headdresses.





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