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Acts 5:33

First Nations Version

When the Grand Council heard this, the anger in them burned like a fire—they wanted to kill them.

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When the council heard these words, they were filled with rage and ground their teeth in anger and frustration at him.


When they heard this, the words pierced their hearts like a long knife. With troubled hearts they lifted their voices to Stands on the Rock (Peter) and all the message bearers. “Fellow Tribal Members,” they said, “tell us what we must do.”


The tribal leaders will force you out of their gathering houses. The time will come when they will put you to death, thinking they are doing what the Great Spirit wants,


“Because you represent me, you will be looked down on by all the nations. They will hunt you down and kill you, all because you follow me.


So consider it an honor that you will be treated the same as your Wisdomkeeper. If they have called the chief of the council house Worthless Ruler (Beelzebul), how much worse will they speak of the members of his council?


“Brother will betray brother and parents will betray their children, even putting them to death. Children will turn against their parents and have them killed.


The Tribal Members listened to him, up until this last word. “Away with this one!” they shouted, “He has no right to even live on this earth!”


A few days later the tribal leaders formed a council to put him to death,


Remember, I told you a servant is not greater than the one he serves. If I was hunted down, it will be the same for you. If they walk in my message, they will walk in yours.


When the head holy men and the scroll keepers realized that this story was about them, they looked for a way to arrest him, but they could not, for they were afraid of what the people might do.


The Separated Ones (Pharisees) stormed out in a fit of rage and began to counsel together about what could be done with Creator Sets Free (Jesus). The crowds were growing larger. The task of healing and helping this great number of people was too much for Creator Sets Free (Jesus) to do alone. He knew that he needed help from the ones who were walking the road with him.


He Gives Sons (Joseph) was a man of honor. He did not want to bring her trouble and open shame, so he thought about secretly releasing her from the marriage promise.





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