Acts 16:14

First Nations Version

One of the women there, named Bitter Fruit (Lydia), from High Rock House (Thyatira), was a trader in purple cloths and had great respect for Creator. As Small Man (Paul) spoke, she listened closely to the message, and Creator opened her heart.

Cross References

Luke 24:45

He then opened their minds so they could see the full meaning of the Sacred Teachings

Revelation 3:20

I stand before the entrance of your tipi, asking you to welcome me in. If any of you welcome me in, I will sit down with you, and we will share a good meal together.

Romans 9:16

The choice does not depend on the desire of one’s heart or the strength of ones legs, but on the pity and kindness of the Great Spirit.

Philippians 2:13

For the Great Spirit is creating in you the desire and strength to do what pleases him.

Acts 11:21

The strong hand of the Great Spirit was with them, and a large number of them trusted in our Honored Chief.

Revelation 3:7

“Write this to the messenger of the sacred family that gathers in the village of Family of Friends (Philadelphia): These are the words of the holy and true One, the one who has the rightful power of Much Loved One (David). When he opens the way, no one can close it, and when he closes the way, no one else can open it. This is what the holy and true One has to say:

Acts 18:7

So he left them and went to the house of Stands Upright with Fire (Titius Justus), a man with deep respect for Creator and whose house was next door to the tribal gathering house.

Revelation 1:11

The voice said, “Write down in a scroll the things that you see. Send this scroll to the seven sacred family gatherings in Land of the Rising Sun (Asia). “Send it to the sacred family gatherings in Village of Desire (Ephesus), Village of Bitter Herbs (Smyrna), First in Courage (Pergamum), High Rock House (Thyatira), Safe Place (Sardis), Family of Friends (Philadelphia), and The People Will Decide (Laodicea).”

Acts 10:2

He was a spiritual man who had deep respect for the Great Spirit. He, along with all his family, gave with a big heart to the poor and prayed to Creator at all times.

Acts 8:27

So Lover of Horses (Philip)followed the guidance of the spirit-messenger. He got up and began to go toward the south. While on the road, he came across a man from Eyes of Fire (Ethiopia). He had great authority because he was a trusted official of the female chief of Eyes of Fire (Ethiopia) and managed all her wealth and possessions. This man had traveled to Village of Peace (Jerusalem) to participate in the lodge ceremonies and was returning home. As this man was traveling, he was sitting in a fancy horse-drawn covered wagon and reading from the Sacred Teachings of the prophet Creator Will Help Us (Isaiah).

John 12:20

There were people from these nations who came to celebrate the festival from Land of Wisdom Seekers (Greece). These were people who often prided themselves in their study of wisdom and knowledge.

Acts 13:43

After the meeting at the gathering house ended, many of the Tribal Members and others who had been ceremonially taken into the tribe followed after Small Man (Paul) and Son of Comfort (Barnabas), who urged them to keep walking in Creator’s gift of great kindness.

Acts 13:50

But the Tribal Members stirred up the spiritual leaders, both the women and men, against Small Man (Paul) and Son of Comfort (Barnabas) and forced them out of that area.

Acts 16:40

So after they left the prison, they went to the home of Bitter Fruit (Lydia). There they encouraged the sacred family, and then left to continue their journey.