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Matthew 26:61

First Nations Version

and said, “We heard him say, ‘I can tear down Creator’s sacred lodge and build it again in three days.’”

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and said, “You who thought you could tear down the sacred lodge and rebuild it in three days—can you even save yourself? If you are the Son of the Great Spirit, then come down off that cross!”


The people passing by wagged their heads and heaped insults on him. “Aha!” they laughed out loud. “So you can destroy the sacred lodge and build it again in three days! Can you?


The Tribal Members listened to him, up until this last word. “Away with this one!” they shouted, “He has no right to even live on this earth!”


“This man is convincing people to serve the Great Spirit in ways that go against our tribal law,” they accused.


Some traditional wisdom seekers also argued with him. Others wondered, “What is this talking head saying?” while others said, “He seems to be talking about strange and powerful spirits.” They said this because he was telling them the good story about Creator Sets Free (Jesus) and his rising from the dead.


for we know the Great Spirit has spoken to him, but we do not know where this man is from.”


So they began to accuse him, “We caught this man misleading our nation and telling people not to pay taxes to the government of the People of Iron (Romans). He tells the people that he is the Chosen One, a Great Chief.”


Then he went toward the gate, and another servant woman saw him and said out loud to all, “This man was with Creator Sets Free (Jesus) from Seed Planter Village (Nazareth).”


When the Separated Ones (Pharisees) heard what the people were saying, they said, “No! His power over evil spirits comes from the Worthless Ruler (Beelzebul), the one who rules over all evil spirits.”


The chief holy man stood up before all. He said to Creator Sets Free (Jesus), “Have you no answer to these accusations?”


He threw the thirty pieces of silver on the floor of the sacred lodge and ran away in sorrow. He then left them and hanged himself. As the light of the sunrise grew brighter on the horizon, his lifeless body could be seen hanging from the branch of a tree. He could not live with what he had done. The head holy men did not know what to do with the pieces of silver.


“We heard him say, ‘I will tear down this sacred lodge made with hands and in three days I will build another not made with hands.’”





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