John 15:1

First Nations Version

“I am the true grapevine. My Father is the Vine Keeper.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are working side by side with the help of the Great Spirit. You are Creator’s garden where he grows good fruit, and you are the sacred lodge where he has chosen to live.

John 6:55

My body is true food. My blood is pure drink.

1 John 2:8

On the other hand, I am giving you a new teaching. Its truth is found in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and also in you. For the darkness is fading, and the true light is already shining.

Mark 12:1

Once again Creator Sets Free (Jesus) began to speak to them using stories:

Matthew 21:33

“Hear me,” he said to them, “and I will tell you another story. “There was a tribal member who planted a vineyard. He put a hedge around it, dug a pit to crush the grapes, and built a treehouse from which to watch over all the vines. He then rented the vineyard out to other tribal members for a share of the grapes. Then he traveled far away to another land.

John 6:32

“Listen closely,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered. “Drawn from the Water (Moses) did not give you the bread from the spirit-world above. It is my Father who gives you the true bread that comes down from the spirit-world above.

Luke 13:6

So he told them this story, “There was a man who planted a fig tree in his garden, but when he came to find fruit, there was none.

Matthew 20:1

“Creator’s good road from above is like this tribal member who managed a large vineyard. He went out early in the morning to find people to harvest the grapes.

John 1:9

The true Light that shines on all people was coming into the darkness of this world.

John 1:17

Drawn from the Water (Moses) gave us our tribal laws, but the gift of great kindness and truth came from Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the Chosen One.

Matthew 15:13

“Every plant that has not been planted by my Father from above will be pulled out by the roots,” he answered.

John 15:2

He cuts off the branches in me that have no fruit. He carefully trims back the branches with fruit, so they will grow more fruit.

Romans 11:17

Some of the branches of this olive tree were broken off, and you Outside Nations have been grafted in from a wild olive tree. This means you now share in the health-giving sap that comes from the roots.