Acts 17:11

First Nations Version

The Tribal Members there were more honorable than the ones in False Victory (Thessalonica), for they welcomed the message with glad hearts, and each day they searched the Sacred Teachings to see whether their message agreed.

Cross References

John 5:39

“You search the Sacred Teachings, for you think they will give you the life of the world to come—but they tell my story.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

This is why we never stop giving thanks to the Great Spirit for the manner in which you welcomed his message. You received it for what it truly is, the word of Creator and not the word of human beings. His word is now at work in you who trust in its message.

Matthew 13:23

“The good ground represents the ones who, when they hear the message, understand it and let it grow in their hearts to produce a harvest, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”

1 Thessalonians 1:6

So you followed in our footsteps and those of our Honored Chief, welcoming the good story in a time of much hardship and trouble with the joy of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:21

But the ones who are true and do what is right are walking in the daylight so others can clearly see they are walking with Creator.”

2 Thessalonians 2:10

He will use his trickster ways to lead people down a path to a bad end. They will follow him because they did not love the truth that would rescue them and set them free.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies who long for their mother’s milk, you should long for milk that is spiritually pure. This milk will help you grow strong in the one who sets you free and makes you whole.

Luke 24:44

As he ate, he said this to them, “When I was with you before, I told you that all the words of Drawn from the Water (Moses), the Prophets, and the Sacred Book of Songs (Psalms) must find their full meaning in me.”

James 1:21

So scrape off all the mud of your evil ways and humbly receive the message that the Great Spirit has planted deep within you. This will set your heart free and make your mind whole.

Acts 10:33

“I sent for you right away, and I thank you for coming. So we have all gathered here, in the sight of the Great Spirit, to hear what Creator has instructed you to tell us.”

Acts 2:41

The ones who believed the words of Stands on the Rock (Peter) became a part of Creator’s new sacred family and participated in the purification ceremony. About three thousand people were added to the family on that day!

Acts 17:1

After traveling through Circle Village (Amphipolis) and Village of Destroyer (Apollonia), they came to a tribal gathering house at the village of False Victory (Thessalonica).

Acts 11:1

Back in the Land of Promise (Judea), the message bearers and other followers of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) heard that people from the Outside Nations had welcomed Creator’s message.

Luke 16:29

“Father of Many Nations (Abraham) said to him, ‘They have the words of Drawn from the Water (Moses) and the words of the prophets. Let your family listen to them.’

Luke 11:3

“Provide for us day by day—the elk, the buffalo, and the salmon. The corn, the squash, and the wild rice. All the good things we need for each day.