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John 12:43

First Nations Version

In the end, their reputation with the people was more important to them than bringing honor to the Maker of Life. As he was leaving,

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If you only look for honor from each other, and not from the only Creator, how will you believe?


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to them, “I came representing my Father, yet you show me no respect. But I am not looking for honor or respect from you,


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to them, “You always make yourselves look good to others, but the Great Spirit sees your heart. What many see as valuable he sees as worthless.


We were not looking for you or anyone else to give us honor,


For it is not the ones who honor themselves that are proven worthy, but only those who are honored by the Great Spirit.


When you give gifts to the poor and do good things for others, do not brag about it on the village pathways or in the gathering houses, like those who put on a false face, pretending to be something they are not. The truth is, they honor only themselves and they will get nothing more.


So do not keep deciding these kinds of things ahead of time. Instead, wait until the coming of our Honored Chief. On that day he will shine his light on the things hidden in darkness and make known the plans of all human hearts. The Knower of Hearts will then give to each person whatever honor is due.


Anyone who wants to serve me will walk in my footsteps, and I will take them to the same place I am going. If they give up their lives to serve me in this way, my Father will honor them.” A look of sorrow came over the face of Creator Sets Free (Jesus).


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered them, “If I honor myself, then I have no honor. The one who honors me is my Father, the one of whom you say, ‘He is our Great Spirit.’


“‘You have done well!’ the chief replied, ‘Since you did well with this small thing, you will now represent me in ten villages.’


But let your beauty shine out from who you are deep within your heart—a gentle spirit filled with peace and harmony. That kind of beauty never fades and has great value in the eyes of the Great Spirit.


He will honor the ones who have walked with firm steps on a path of doing good, and those who seek to live in the ways of beauty, honor, and spiritual purity. The life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony, will be waiting for them.


The one who represents himself is seeking his own honor. The one who represents the one who sent him is true and upright, and there is nothing false in him.





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