Luke 4:18

First Nations Version

“The Spirit of Creator has come to rest on me. He has chosen me to tell the good story to the ones who are poor. He has sent me to mend broken hearts, to tell prisoners they have been set free, to make the blind see again, and to lift up the ones who have been pushed down—

Cross References

Matthew 11:5

The blind can see again, the lame can walk, the ones with skin disease have been cleansed! Ears that cannot hear have been opened, the dead have come back to life again, and the poor are being told the good story!

Acts 10:38

“It is the story of how the Great Spirit chose Creator Sets Free (Jesus) from Seed Planter Village (Nazareth), and how the power of Holy Spirit came to rest upon him. How he walked the land, with Creator at his side, doing good and healing all who were pushed down and crushed by the evil trickster.

Luke 7:22

He told them, “Go back to Gift of Goodwill (John) and tell him about the things you have seen with your own eyes and heard with your own ears. The blind can see again, the lame can walk, the ones with skin disease have been healed and ceremonially cleansed! Ears that cannot hear have been opened and the poor have been told the good story! Even the dead have come back to life again!” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) sent them back to him with these last words:

Acts 26:18

My message will open their eyes so they may turn from the path of darkness to walk the road of life, and turn away from the power of the Accuser (Satan) to the power of the Great Spirit, so they may be released and set free from their bad hearts and wrongdoings. In this way, they will find their place among all who are made holy by trusting in me.’

John 12:46

I came into this dark world as a shining light, so the ones who trust me will no longer have to stumble in the darkness.

1 Peter 2:9

But you who trust in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) are a chosen people. You are a family of chiefs who serve as holy men and women. You are a sacred nation, a people who belong to the Great Spirit alone. You are the ones who will show forth the beautiful ways of the one who called you out of darkness and brought you into his wondrous light.

Colossians 1:13

The Giver of Life has set us free from the dark ruler of this world. He has brought us safely onto his good road to walk it together with Creator’s much-loved Son.

Matthew 4:16

the ones who sit in darkness, where death casts a great shadow, have seen the light of a new sunrise.”

Matthew 5:3

“Creator’s blessing rests on the poor, the ones with broken spirits. The good road from above is theirs to walk.

Luke 6:20

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) looked out over the crowd of his followers and began to teach them about the ways of Creator’s good road. “Creator’s blessing rests on you who are poor and in need. The good road is yours to walk.

James 2:5

Hear me, my much-loved sacred family members! Did not the Great Spirit choose the ones the world looks down on as poor to be rich in trusting and sharers together in the good road that Creator has promised to those who love him?

John 3:34

“The one whom Creator sent is the one who has all the fullness of Creator’s Spirit and clearly speaks his words.

John 1:41

When he found him, he ran up to him and said, “My brother! We have found the Messiah” (which means “the Chosen One”).

Matthew 12:20

He will not break a bruised reed. He will not snuff out a smoldering fire. He will never give up until all wrongs have been made right again!

Acts 4:27

“The truth of this is plain to see, for right here in the Village of Peace (Jerusalem) they gathered together and took their stand against your Holy Servant, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). Chief Looks Brave (Herod) and Spear of the Great Waters (Pontius Pilate) together with the People of Iron (Romans) and the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel)

Matthew 12:18

“Here is the one I have chosen, who does all I ask and makes my heart glad. I have made my stand with him and love him as a father loves a son. My Sacred Spirit will rest on him and give him a message that will right the wrongs done to all people.

Luke 4:17

The headman handed him the scroll with the words from the prophet Creator Will Help Us (Isaiah). He opened the scroll and began to read. He spoke with deep respect in his voice as he held the scroll in a sacred manner. His words were strong and clear, and his eyes were bright and full of life as he read.

Acts 4:26

The war chiefs of the land took their stand, and the war councils schemed together. But who were they planning to fight? It was against the Great Spirit Chief and his Chosen One!’