Hebrews 13:9

First Nations Version

Do not let all kinds of strange teachings take you down a wrong path. For our hearts are made strong by the gift of Creator’s great kindness, not from following rules about what foods to eat. These kinds of rules have not helped those who have followed after them.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:14

No longer will we be like children who are tossed about by the waves and follow every voice they hear in the wind. We will no longer listen to the ones who behave like tricksters with their forked tongues.

Ephesians 5:6

Do not listen to their empty words and forked tongues, for the Great Spirit’s anger will be shown to the ones who follow these ways.

Romans 14:6

The one who keeps a day as sacred does so to honor the Great Spirit. It is the same for the one who eats all foods and for the one who does not. For they are both doing so to honor and give thanks to the Great Spirit.

1 John 4:1

My much-loved friends, do not trust every spirit, but test the spirits of the prophets to see whether Creator sent them, for there are many false prophets who have gone out into the world.

Acts 20:30

Even some of your own elders will rise up and lead people down a false path, just to have their own followers.

Jude 1:12

These bad-hearted ones have no respect for the love you share when they feast with you at your sacred family gatherings. They are dark spots and stains on your gatherings, caring only for themselves. They are clouds with no rain, blown about by the winds. They are trees that have no fruit at the harvest moon. They are twice dead, with their roots plucked from the ground.

1 Timothy 6:20

O He Gives Honor (Timothy), keep a close watch over the things that you have been entrusted with. Turn away from foolish and empty talk and arguments about what is falsely called knowledge.

Jude 1:3

My much-loved friends, I was eagerly preparing to write to you about how we have all been set free and made whole. As I thought about this, I felt that I needed to urge you to wage a spiritual battle for the faith that was once and for all handed down to his holy ones.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

We pray that he will now lift up your hearts and strengthen you in all the good things you do or say.

Matthew 24:24

for false Chosen Ones will rise up and false prophets will appear. They will provide great signs and omens to mislead the people. Even Creator’s Chosen Ones will be tempted to believe them.

Matthew 24:4

“Beware of those who would lead you down a false path,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) warned them,

Colossians 2:4

I am making this known to you so that no humans behaving like tricksters will fool you with their smooth words and sly arguments.

2 Corinthians 1:21

Creator has set us all firmly on the rock of the Chosen One. He poured the oil of the Spirit’s power on us.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Now, the truth is our good standing with the Great Spirit has nothing to do with what we eat. Eating food will not make us any worse or better in the eyes of our Creator.

Romans 14:17

For Creator’s good road is not about eating or drinking. Instead, it is about doing what is right in Creator’s eyes, about walking his path of peace, and finding the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:2

One person trusts that all foods are good to eat, while another whose understanding is weak might only eat herbs and plants.

Acts 20:32

“I now give you over to the Great Spirit’s care and to the message of the gift of his great kindness. A message that will make you stand strong and give you his promised blessings, together with all the ones he has made holy.

2 Thessalonians 2:2

Do not be suddenly shaken in your mind or troubled if you hear that the day of our Honored Chief has already arrived. It does not matter whether you hear it by a prophecy or a spoken word or by a written message that someone says came from us.

1 Corinthians 6:13

It has been said, “Our stomachs want food, so why not give our stomachs what they want?” But we must remember that Creator will do away with both the need for food and for stomachs. We should use our bodies for the purpose they were created for, not for uncontrolled desires, but to bring honor to our Great Chief.

Galatians 6:1

My sacred family members, if someone among you has given in to broken ways, you who are guided by the Spirit should lead this person back to the right path in a spirit of gentleness. But keep a close eye on yourselves, for you may be tempted to do the same kind of thing.

Luke 5:38

New and fresh wineskins are what is needed, but the ones who have a taste for the old do not want the new.” He said this to show that the old ways of the spiritual leaders did not reflect the beauty of the new way he was bringing.