Matthew 5:16

First Nations Version

In the same way, let your light shine by doing what is good and right. When others see, they will give honor to your Father—the One Above Us All.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:12

Walk in a good way among those who are outsiders to our spiritual ways. In this way, even though they falsely accuse you of wrongdoing, when they see the good you have done they will give honor to the Great Spirit on the day he comes to visit us.

Titus 2:7

As for yourself, be an example to them by the good deeds you do, and in the heartfelt and respectful ways you teach.

John 15:8

When you grow a harvest of fruit, this will show that you are walking my road. You will then bring great honor to my Father.

Ephesians 5:8

As weak human beings, you were once empty and full of darkness, but now that Creator’s Spirit lives in you, you are beings full of light.

1 Peter 3:16

Give your answer to them in a kind and respectful way. Do what you know deep inside to be right, so when outsiders accuse you, they will be put to shame as you walk in a good way following the Chosen One.

1 Peter 4:14

If you are treated with scorn and contempt because you follow the Chosen One, you are blessed. For this is a sign that the beauty of his Spirit and of Creator is resting on you.

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.

Titus 3:14

Our sacred family members must learn to give themselves to doing good for others when they are in need. In this way, they will not fail to bear good fruit in their lives.

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to walk in a good way, to possess many good deeds, and to be willing and ready to share with those in need.

2 Corinthians 9:13

Your willingness to follow through with this sacred task of giving shows that your faithfulness to the good story of the Chosen One goes beyond words. Your freely given gift to them and to all will bring honor to Creator.

Ephesians 2:10

We are like clay in his hands, molded from the Chosen One, made to be like him, and walking the ancient pathways he originally created us for.

Hebrews 10:24

We should think about how to stir each other up toward love and doing good.

1 Peter 4:11

If your gift is speaking, then your words should come from the Great Spirit. If your gift is serving, then serve with the strength Creator gives you. In this way, the Great Spirit will be honored by everything you do through Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One. To him belongs all power and shining-greatness to the time beyond the end of all days. Aho! May it be so!

1 Thessalonians 2:12

to walk in ways that bring honor to Creator, the one who chose you to walk his good road that shines like the sun.

1 Peter 3:1

In the same way, you wives are to come under the guidance of your husbands. In this way, even husbands who do not follow Creator’s message might be won over without a word by the way their wives treat them.

Acts 9:36

Now in the nearby Village of Beauty (Joppa) there lived a follower of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) whose name was Deer Woman (Tabitha), which is translated into our tribal language as Deer Eyes (Dorcas). She was a doer of many good deeds and always gave to the ones who had little.

1 Timothy 5:25

In the same way, the good deeds of some are clearly seen, and even if they are not clear for all to see, they will not be hidden for long.

Titus 2:14

He paid the highest price to set us free from all our wrongdoings and purify for himself a people whose hearts burn with fire to do good deeds.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must also have a reputation for doing good. Has she raised her children in a good way? Has she welcomed travelers into her home? Has she washed the feet of Creator’s holy ones? Has she offered help to people during hard times? Has she always been willing to do good for others?

1 Timothy 2:10

It is only right that a woman who represents herself as walking in a sacred manner should show her beauty in the good things she does for others.

Galatians 1:24

And they gave the Great Spirit the honor for what happened to me.

Titus 3:4

But then the kindness of the Great Spirit who sets us free and makes us whole appeared, along with his love for all human beings.

1 Corinthians 14:25

They would then humble themselves before Creator and tell everyone that the Great Spirit truly walks among you.

Luke 11:2

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) smiled and said to them, “When you send your voice to the Great Spirit, here is how you should pray: “O Great Spirit, our Father from above, your name is sacred and holy. “Bring your good road to us, where the beauty of your ways in the spirit-world above is reflected in the earth below.

Matthew 9:8

Then great respect and awe filled the hearts of all who were there. They gave honor to the Great Spirit for giving such authority to human beings.

Matthew 23:5

“They want to look important to others, so to look spiritual they wear large and fancy medicine pouches and long fringes on their outfits.

Matthew 6:16

“When you go without food to seek spiritual things, do not be like the ones who put on a false face. They hang their heads down and darken their faces to look as if they are going without food. They only want people to notice them and think they are spiritual. I speak from my heart, they already have all the honor they deserve—they will get no more.

Matthew 6:9

“Instead, when you send your voice to the Great Spirit, here is how you should pray: “O Great Spirit, our Father from above, we honor your name as sacred and holy.