Mark 4:38

First Nations Version

But Creator Sets Free (Jesus), weary from a long, hard day, was in the back of the canoe—sleeping on a soft blanket! They shook him awake and cried out loud, “Wisdomkeeper! Do you not care that we are fighting for our lives?”

Cross References

1 Peter 5:7

The Great Spirit cares deeply about you, so gather all your worries into a blanket and throw them on his shoulders. He will carry them for you.

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a chief holy man who is unable to feel the same kind of pain and sorrow we feel. Even though he faced the same temptations we face, he never gave in to them or did anything wrong.

Matthew 8:25

In desperation they woke him up. “Wisdomkeeper!” they cried out. “We are fighting for our lives! Save us!”

Luke 8:24

In desperation they woke him from his sleep and cried out, “Wisdomkeeper! Wisdomkeeper! We are all going to drown.” He woke up from his sleep, stood up, and spoke sharply to the wind and the raging water. At his words the wind stopped blowing and the waves calmed down. Great peace fell upon the surface of the waters.

Hebrews 2:17

I am saying that Creator Sets Free (Jesus) needed to become fully and truly human. In this way, he could serve as Creator’s honorable and merciful chief holy man and perform the ancient mercy-seat ceremony one last time to heal the bad hearts and broken ways of the people.

John 4:6

Weary from his journey, about the sixth hour of the day, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) sat down to rest at the ancient watering hole of Heel Grabber (Jacob), while the ones who walked the road with him went to the nearby village to find some food. The sun had reached midpoint in the sky. It was now the time of day when no one would normally come to the watering hole. A woman from High Place (Samaria) came to the well to draw water. Creator Sets Free (Jesus) saw the woman and said to her, “Would you give me some water to drink?” This surprised the woman, because a traditional man would not speak to a woman in public.

Matthew 22:16

They sent their followers along with some of the Friends of Looks Brave (Herodians) to spy on him. “Wisdomkeeper,” they said to him, “we know you always speak the truth about the Great Spirit and represent him well. You show respect to human beings and treat them all the same.

Mark 4:37

A storm was moving in, and a fierce wind drove the waves into the canoe and threatened to swamp it. They paddled harder, trying desperately to keep the canoe from sinking, but the wind and waves were too much for them. They were filled with fear and about to sink and needed help from their Wisdomkeeper.

Mark 4:39

He stood up and spoke sharply to the wind and said to the raging waters, “Calm down and be still!” Right then and there the wind died down, and a great peace fell upon the surface of the water.