Hebrews 12:9

First Nations Version

When our earthly fathers disciplined us, we respected them for it. So how much more should we accept and respect Creator’s discipline, for he is our spiritual Father and the one who gives us the life of beauty and harmony!

Cross References

John 3:6

The human body only gives birth to natural life, but it takes the Spirit of Creator to give birth to spiritual life.

1 Peter 5:6

So humble yourselves under Creator’s powerful hand, and when the time is right he will highly honor you.

James 4:7

So humbly follow all of Creator’s ways. Make your stand against the evil trickster, and he will turn and run from you.

Romans 9:5

They are related to our honored ancestors Father of Many Nations (Abraham), He Made Us Laugh (Isaac), and Heel Grabber (Jacob), who are the human ancestors of Creator Sets Free (Jesus)—the Chosen One. He is the Great Spirit who is above all, over all, and blessed to the time beyond the end of all days. Aho! May it be so!

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Great Spirit, and he will lift you up to a place of honor.

Romans 9:3

If it would help my Tribal Family members to find the truth that would set them free and make them whole, I would be willing to be cursed, cut off from the Chosen One!

Romans 1:3

This is the good story about Creator’s own Son. In his human body he was descended from Chief Much Loved One (David),

Acts 2:30

The Great Spirit gave him a sacred promise that one of his descendants would be a Great Chief to rule over all the tribes. Much Loved One (David) was a prophet and saw, ahead of time, that the Chosen One would rise from the dead and that he would not be left alone in the Dark Underworld of Death (Hades), nor would his body return to the dust of the earth.

Luke 18:2

“Listen!” he said. “There was a village that had a tribal council chief who did not fear the Great Spirit or respect his fellow human beings.

Luke 18:4

“The tribal council chief ignored her at first, but the woman kept demanding that he help her. The council chief grew weary, changed his thinking, and said, ‘This woman really troubles me. If I do not help her and right this wrong, she will never stop bothering me! I will see that she gets justice, not because I respect her or even fear the Great Spirit, but only because she will not give up until I help her.’”

Revelation 22:6

“These words are true and trustworthy,” the spirit-messenger said to me, “for our Honored Chief, the Great Spirit of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his spirit-messenger to show the ones who serve him what must soon take place.”