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Mark 2:8

First Nations Version

In his spirit, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) knew right away what they were thinking and said to them, “Why are your hearts full of these thoughts?

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Turn away from these evil thoughts and pray that, if possible, Creator will forgive you for this wrong way of thinking.


But Stands on the Rock (Peter) said to Creator Shows Kindness (Ananias), “Why did you let Accuser (Satan), that evil trickster snake, fill your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit? You have kept back some of the money from the sale of your land for yourself!


but some of you have no faith in who I am.” He said this because he knew, from the beginning, the ones who did not believe and who would betray him.


“Why are you trembling?” he asked. “Why do you doubt what your eyes see?


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) knew what they were scheming, so he said to the man, “Come, stand here, where every-one can see you.” So the man did what he said.


In his spirit, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) knew what they were thinking and said to them, “Why are your hearts full of dark thoughts and questions?


In his spirit, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) knew what they were thinking. “Why are your hearts so full of dark thoughts?” he said to them.


Not one thing in all creation is hidden from his sight. All things are stripped bare before the eyes of the one to whom we must give an answer for how we have walked on this earth.


Creator Sets Free (Jesus) asked him a third time, “One Who Hears (Simon), Son of Gift of Kindness (John), do you love me as a friend?” Stands on the Rock (Peter) felt his heart sink because he asked the third time, “Do you love me as a friend?” “Wisdomkeeper!” he said, “you know all things, you must know how deeply I care for you. I am your friend!” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to him again, “Feed my sheep.”


From people’s bad hearts and broken ways come worthless plans, sexual impurity, stealing, killing,


I will turn her spiritual children over to death. Then all the sacred families will know that I am the one who looks into the thoughts and sees the hearts of all people. I will make sure each person is given what is deserved for all that he has done.


But he knew what they were doing, so he left that place. A large number of people went with him, and he healed all who were sick,


His followers tried to understand why he said this. They said to each other, “Is it because we forgot to bring more frybread?”


“Who is this man to speak against the Great Spirit with such disrespect? Who but the Maker of Life can release a man from his wrongdoings?” Under tribal law the only way to be forgiven for broken ways or wrongdoings was to go to the sacred lodge and have a ceremony performed by a holy man. By releasing this man from his broken ways, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was claiming to have the right to do this himself, which, to the spiritual leaders, was wrong.


Is it easier to tell a paralyzed man, ‘Get up and walk,’ or to say to him, ‘You are released from your wrongdoings’?” The room became quiet as he waited for an answer from them.





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