Acts 13:2

First Nations Version

They were performing their ceremonies to Creator and going without food when the Holy Spirit spoke to them, “Set apart Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and Man Who Questions (Saul), so they can do what I have chosen them to do.”

Cross References

Galatians 1:15

But when I was on the way to the village of Silent Weaver (Damascus), the Great Spirit stopped me in my tracks. He is the one who chose me while I was still in my mother’s womb and called me because of the gift of his great kindness.

Acts 9:15

“Go to him,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered him, “for I have chosen this man to represent me to the Outside Nations, to their rulers and to the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).

2 Timothy 1:11

He chose me to be a message bearer and a wisdomkeeper so I could make this good story known to all.

1 Corinthians 12:11

The power to do all these things comes from the one Spirit. It is this Spirit who decides which powers are to be given to each person.

Romans 1:1

From Small Man (Paul), a servant of the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). The Great Spirit has called me to be a message bearer, one who has been set apart to tell his good story.

1 Timothy 2:7

The reason I was given the sacred task of a truth teller and a message bearer is to tell others this good story. I am not speaking with a forked tongue! Creator has sent me to be a faithful and true wisdomkeeper to the Outside Nations.

Acts 22:21

“‘Go!’ he said to me. ‘I am sending you far away to the Outside Nations.’”

Acts 14:26

From there they traveled by water to Stands Against (Antioch), where, by Creator’s great kindness, they had been sent out on this journey that was now complete.

Colossians 4:17

Give this message to Horse Chief (Archippus), “See to it that you finish the work our Honored Chief entrusted to you.”

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard the things I have spoken of as we sat together with many others who heard the same things. Pass these teachings on to those who can be trusted to teach the same to others.

Ephesians 3:7

The gift of Creator’s great kindness came to me in a powerful way and created in me a desire to serve this good story.

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 10:30

Little Horn (Cornelius) spoke up and said to him, “It has now been four days to this very hour. In the middle of the afternoon, while I was praying, I looked up and saw a man standing before me, and his garments were shining bright.

Acts 10:19

While Stands on the Rock (Peter) was meditating on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look, three men are searching for you.

Acts 8:29

The Spirit of Creator said to Lover of Horses (Philip), “Go and walk next to this covered wagon.”

Matthew 9:38

Pray to the Great Spirit Chief of the harvest, so he will send out more helpers into the fields.”

Matthew 6:16

“When you go without food to seek spiritual things, do not be like the ones who put on a false face. They hang their heads down and darken their faces to look as if they are going without food. They only want people to notice them and think they are spiritual. I speak from my heart, they already have all the honor they deserve—they will get no more.

Hebrews 5:4

No one chooses this honor for himself. It is the Great Spirit who chooses a chief holy man, just as he chose the first chief holy man Light Bearer (Aaron).

2 Timothy 4:11

Only Shining Light (Luke) is with me. When you come, bring War Club (Mark) with you, for he is a good help to me as I serve our Creator.

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 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.

2 Corinthians 6:5

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.

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.

Romans 10:15

Just as it is written down in the Sacred Teachings, “How beautiful are the feet of the good story bringers, who tell about the good things Creator has done for us through the Chosen One!”

Acts 20:28

“Stay alert and care for one another. The Holy Spirit has given you elders the task of watching over his people. Like shepherds that guard the sheep, you will watch over his sacred family, the ones he paid the highest price for with his own lifeblood.

Acts 6:4

Then we can give ourselves to prayer and to the teaching of Creator’s message.”

Luke 10:1

After this, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) chose seventy men from the ones who walked the road with him. He sent them out, two by two, to prepare the way for him in the villages he was about to visit on his way to the Sacred Village of Peace (Jerusalem).

Acts 4:36

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).

Acts 13:4

Then Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and Man Who Questions (Saul) followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit and journeyed to Crashing Waves (Seleucia). From there they canoed to Island of Flowers (Cyprus).

Matthew 17:21

But it takes praying and going without food to make you ready to force out a spirit of this kind.”