Matthew 5:18

First Nations Version

I speak from my heart, as long as there is a sky above and an earth below, not even the smallest thing they have said will fade away, until everything they have said has found its full meaning and purpose.

Cross References

Luke 16:17

Not one thing the Law or the Prophets have said will fail to come to pass. Their words are as sure as the sky above and the earth below.” In those days men would sometimes send their wives away for no good reason without giving them divorce papers, leaving them destitute and unable to properly remarry. Drawn from the Water (Moses), in the Law, said they must give a woman divorce papers before sending her away. To protect the honor and dignity of women, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) set them straight about how to apply this law.

1 Peter 1:25

but Creator’s Word never fades away.” And that word is the good story that was told to you.

Mark 13:30

I speak from my heart! All of this will happen in this generation.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great seat of honor shining bright and clear, and the one seated there. The land and sky fled from his face, and no place was found for them to hide.

John 5:19

“I speak from my heart,” he said to them, “the Son only does what he sees the Father doing, for the Father and the Son do the same things.

Matthew 17:20

“It is because of your weak faith,” he answered and then said to them, “I speak from my heart, if you had faith like a mustard seed, you could tell this mountain to move from here to there and it would do what you say. Nothing would be too hard for you.

Matthew 16:28

“I speak from my heart, there are some of you standing here today who, before you die, will see the True Human Being coming and bringing with him the power of his good road.”

Matthew 13:17

I speak from my heart, there were many prophets and goodhearted people who longed to see what you see and hear what you hear but never did.

Matthew 10:23

“If they hunt you down in one village, leave there and go to the next one. I speak from my heart, the True Human Being will come before you finish going through all the villages in the land of the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).

Matthew 6:2

When you give gifts to the poor and do good things for others, do not brag about it on the village pathways or in the gathering houses, like those who put on a false face, pretending to be something they are not. The truth is, they honor only themselves and they will get nothing more.

Matthew 5:26

The truth is, there is no way out of there until honor has been restored.” Most women in the time of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) were dominated by men and were often treated as property and looked down on with disrespect.

John 21:18

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) then said to him, “I tell you from my heart, when you were a young man, you dressed yourself and walked wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will dress you and take you to a place you do not want to go.”

John 16:23

“When that time comes, your questions will be answered, not by asking me but by asking the Father himself. You will then ask the Father in my name, fully representing me. I know you have never asked in this way before, but it is now time. I speak from my heart. When you ask in this new way, the Father will answer, and your hearts will know the full meaning of joy.

John 16:20

“I speak from my heart. Your tears will be many, and your hearts will fall to the ground, because of what will happen to me, but the world around you will have glad hearts.

John 14:12

“I speak from my heart. The ones who trust in me will do the same things I do, and even greater things, for I am going away to my Father.

John 13:38

“Will you truly lay down your life for me?” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) asked. Then he said, “Before the rooster crows in the morning, you will deny three times that you know who I am!”

John 13:16

“I speak from my heart. The one who serves is not greater than the one who is served. A message bearer is not greater than the one who sent him.

John 12:24

I speak from my heart. If a seed is unplanted, it remains only one seed, but if it dies, falls to the earth, and enters the ground, it will then grow and become many seeds.

John 10:7

so he told them the meaning of the story. “I speak again from my heart,” he said. “I am the gate for the sheep.

John 10:1

“I speak from my heart,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to the blind tribal leaders. “Thieves and outlaws do not use the gate to the sheep pen but sneak in some other way.

John 8:58

“I speak from my heart,” he answered. “I was there before Father of Many Nations (Abraham) was born—for I am.” The tribal leaders had heard enough!

John 8:51

I speak from my heart, death will not have the final word for the ones who walk in my message.”

John 8:34

“I speak truth from my heart,” he answered them. “All who walk in the broken ways of this world become slaves to their bad hearts.

John 6:53

“I speak from my heart,” he answered. “The only way to have my life in you is to eat the body of the True Human Being and drink his blood.

John 6:47

I speak truth from my heart, the ones who trust in me have the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony.

John 6:32

“Listen closely,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered. “Drawn from the Water (Moses) did not give you the bread from the spirit-world above. It is my Father who gives you the true bread that comes down from the spirit-world above.

John 6:26

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) ignored their question and said to them, “Listen closely to my words, you are not looking for me because of the powerful sign you saw, but only because you filled your bellies with food.

John 3:11

Listen closely, for you fail to hear what we are talking about. We are speaking about things we know to be true, but if you do not believe me when I talk about things on earth, how will you believe me when I talk about the things from the spirit-world above?

John 3:5

“Listen closely,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered. “One must be born of both water and spirit to walk Creator’s good road.

John 3:3

“I speak from my heart,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered, “Only one who has been born from above can see Creator’s good road.”

John 1:51

You will see the sky open wide and the spirit-messengers from Creator climbing up and down a great ladder. On the True Human Being they will climb from the spirit-world above to the earth below and back again.”

Luke 23:43

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) looked at the man and said, “Listen closely, before the sun sets today, you will walk with me in the beautiful garden.”

Luke 18:29

“I speak from my heart,” he said to them, “No one who has left homes and families to walk Creator’s good road will go without.

Luke 18:17

I speak from my heart, unless you welcome Creator’s good road in the way a little child does, you will never walk it.”

Luke 13:35

Look! Your house has fallen and will be left in ruins! “I speak from my heart, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes representing the Great Spirit!’”

Luke 12:37

When he returns and finds them ready, he will take off his chiefly garments, dress himself in servant’s clothes, sit them at his own table, and serve them a great feast.

Luke 11:51

from the blood of His Breath Goes Up (Abel) to the blood of Creator Will Remember (Zechariah), who was murdered in the courtyard of the sacred lodge.

Mark 14:30

“I speak from my heart,” he said back to him. “This very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.”

Mark 14:25

“I speak from my heart, I will not drink from the fruit of the vine again until the day when I will drink it with you in a fresh and new way, as we walk Creator’s good road together.”

Mark 14:18

and they all sat down around the table. “I speak from my heart,” he said during the meal, “One of you who eats with me now will betray me.”

Mark 14:9

I speak from my heart, when the good story is told all over the world, her story will also be told as a memorial.”

Mark 12:43

He gathered his followers around him and told them about the widow’s gift. “I speak from my heart,” he said, “this widow has given more than all the others.

Mark 11:23

“I speak from my heart. Anyone who says to this mountain, ‘Lift up and go into the great waters,’ with a heart that believes and does not doubt that what he says will happen, then it will be done.

Mark 10:29

“I speak from my heart,” he answered, “no one who has given up homes and families to follow me and walk my good road will go without.

Mark 10:15

I speak from my heart, the only way onto Creator’s good road is to become as trusting as a little child.”

Mark 9:41

I speak from my heart, anyone who brings the gift of even a drink of water to the ones who represent me will never lose the honor that has been gained.

Mark 9:1

“I speak to you from my heart,” he said to his followers and the crowd who had gathered around him. “There are some of you standing here today who, before you cross over to death, will see the coming of Creator’s good road and all its power!”

Mark 8:12

“Why do the people of this generation need a sign?” he asked as he breathed out a sigh from his spirit. “I tell you from my heart, this generation will not be given a sign—not today!”

Mark 6:11

If no one in that village welcomes you or will listen to your message, then go from there and shake the dust from your moccasins as a sign against them.”

Mark 3:28

“I speak from my heart, humankind will be released from all their wrongdoing and evil speaking,

Matthew 25:45

“‘I speak from my heart,’ he answered back, ‘when you did not help the ones who needed it most, you failed to help me.’

Matthew 25:40

“‘I speak from my heart,’ he answered them, ‘whatever you did for the least important of my fellow human beings who needed help, you did for me.’

Matthew 25:12

“But he said to them, ‘I truly do not even know who you are—why should I let you in?’” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) finished the story with these words of wisdom.

Matthew 24:47

I speak from my heart, he will invite that uncle to live with the family and share everything.

Matthew 24:2

“Take a good long look, for I speak truth from my heart—all of these will fall to the ground. Not one log or stone will be left standing against another.”

Matthew 23:36

“I speak truth from my heart, all these things will happen to the people of this generation.” A dark cloud cast a shadow over Creator Sets Free (Jesus), and a look of pain and sorrow came upon his face.

Matthew 21:31

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) looked right at the spiritual leaders and asked, “Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” They said to him, “The first one.” “I speak truth from my heart,” he said to them, “tribal tax collectors and those who sell sexual favors will find their way onto Creator’s good road ahead of you!

Matthew 21:21

“I speak from my heart, if you put all your trust in the Great Spirit and do not doubt that the Knower of Hearts hears you,” he answered them, “not only will you do what was done with this fig tree, but even if you speak to this mountain and say, ‘Be lifted up and go into the great waters,’ it will happen.

Matthew 19:28

“I speak to you from my heart,” he answered. “When the new age has been birthed, the True Human Being will sit in his seat of honor, and you who have walked the road with me will sit in twelve places of honor, deciding what is good and right for the twelve tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).

Matthew 19:23

“I speak from my heart,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) then said to his followers, “Finding the way onto the good road from above is a hard thing for the ones who have many possessions.

Matthew 18:18

“I speak from my heart, what has been decided in the spirit-world above is what you will decide on earth.

Matthew 18:3

“I speak from my heart,” he said to them, “unless you become like a little child, you will not find the pathway onto the good road.

Matthew 11:11

“I speak from my heart, Gift of Goodwill (John) who performed the purification ceremony is a true human being. No one born of a woman has ever been greater, but now the smallest one who walks Creator’s good road from above is greater than he.

Matthew 10:42

I speak from my heart, even a drink of water given to a small one who follows me will bring great honor to the one who has given it.”

Matthew 10:15

The truth is, on the day when the fate of that village is decided, it will be worse for them than it was for Village of Bad Spirits (Sodom) and Village of Deep Fear (Gomorrah).

Matthew 8:10

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) was amazed at this answer. He turned to the ones who were following him and said to them, “I speak from my heart, I have never seen such great faith, not even among the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).” He let his words sink deep into the hearts of the people listening.

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.

Luke 4:24

But the truth is, a prophet is given much honor except in his own village, among his own clan, and in his own house.” Those who were listening continued to grumble out loud, shaking their heads and rolling their eyes.