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Acts 11:30

First Nations Version

Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and Man Who Questions (Saul) hand-carried the gifts to the elders.

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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.


Their task was now complete, so Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and Man Who Questions (Saul) returned from Village of Peace (Jerusalem) to Stands Against (Antioch), taking with them Walks in Kindness (John) who was also named War Club (Mark).


Are any among you sick? Call on the elders of the sacred family to pray over them and smudge them with sweet-smelling smoke in the name of our Honored Chief.


I left you behind at Flesh Eater Island (Crete) so you would finish setting things in order for the sacred family who gathers there and put in place the elders who will be the spiritual leaders in all the villages, just as I have instructed you.


The elders who are spiritual leaders are to be given double honor—most of all, the ones who work hard at instructing and teaching others.


From White Sheep Wool (Miletus), Small Man (Paul) sent a messenger to Village of Desire (Ephesus) to ask the elders of the sacred family to come to him.


As they journeyed through the villages, they instructed the sacred family gatherings to follow the decisions made by the message bearers and elders who were in Village of Peace (Jerusalem).


The message bearers and elders sat in council together to discuss this matter.


When they came to Village of Peace (Jerusalem), the message bearers, elders, and the sacred family welcomed them. They told them the stories of all that the Great Spirit had done through them.


Knowing the times we live in, I speak with strong words to the elders among you who serve as spiritual leaders. I am a fellow elder who saw the sufferings of the Chosen One with my own eyes and who will share in the beauty of his shining-greatness that will be revealed.


From He Shows Goodwill (John), the elder. To the honored woman and her children who have been chosen by the Great Spirit. You are all truly loved, not only by myself but by all who know the truth.


If someone accuses an elder who is a spiritual leader with wrongdoing, do not listen unless two or three others say the same thing.


The next day Small Man (Paul) went with us to meet with He Leads the Way (James) and the elders who were with him.


Here is the message they sent in a letter: “Greetings, from the message bearers and elders of the sacred family, to our brothers and sisters who are from the Outside Nations in the villages of Stands Against (Antioch), Bright Sun (Syria), and Turns Over (Cilicia).


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.


There was a man among them named Creator Adds More (Joseph), who was also given the name Son of Comfort (Barnabas) by the message bearers. He was from the tribe of Holy Men (Levites), who was born in Island of Flowers (Cyprus).


During those days, Looks Brave (Herod) used his power as chief to bring harm to the sacred family.


Do not neglect the spiritual gift that is in you. This gift came to you through a word of prophecy that was given when the council of elders laid their hands on you to set you in place as a spiritual leader.


From He Shows Goodwill (John), the elder. To my much-loved spiritual brother Glad Heart (Gaius), whom I truly love.





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