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Matthew 9:8

First Nations Version

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.

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Great fear and trembling fell on the crowd. They gave honor to the Great Spirit and said, “A great prophet has been sent to us! The Giver of Breath has come to visit his people!”


When they saw the healings, the crowds were filled with wonder and amazement and gave honor and thanks to the Great Spirit of the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel). Creator Sets Free (Jesus) spent the next three days healing the sick and injured. People came from the Ten Villages (Decapolis) and surrounding area, where many people from Outside Nations lived. The number of people had grown to over four thousand.


So the council warned and threatened them again, but released them and let them go on their way. The council dared not do anything to punish them, because the people were giving thanks to Creator for this powerful sign.


One of the head soldiers of the People of Iron (Romans), who saw all these things, honored the Great Spirit by saying, “He must have been an upright man, not deserving death.”


One of the ten men, when he saw he was healed, returned to Creator Sets Free (Jesus), giving loud praise to the Great Spirit.


Right away the man stood up, and, in front of them all, he rolled up his sleeping bundle and walked out. Great amazement filled the hearts of all who were in the house as they gave praise to Creator. “Who has ever seen this kind of mysterious and powerful medicine?” they asked.


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


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.


He put his hands on her, and right away she stood up straight and gave thanks to the Great Spirit.


When they heard these words, they sat there in silence with nothing to say. Then they gave honor to Creator. “So then,” they said with wondering voices, “the Great Spirit has also given the Outside Nations the way to return to the path of life.”


When they heard this, they gave praise to the Great Spirit. “Our brother,” they said to him, “you can see how many thousands of our Tribal Members have become followers of Creator Sets Free (Jesus), and how our tribal law given by Drawn from the Water (Moses) burns like a fire in them!” But then their manner changed, and their voices lowered as they looked around and then back to Small Man (Paul).


The people were amazed beyond belief and full of wonder. “He does all things well!” they told everyone. “He even heals the ones who cannot hear or speak!”


“All the authority of the spirit-world above and the earth below has been given to me,” he told them.


The large crowd was amazed and said, “Could this be the promised descendant of chief Much Loved One (David)?”


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.


So the man stood up and began to walk home.


The shepherds returned to their fields, giving thanks to the Great Spirit for the wonders they had seen and heard.


Was the only one who returned to give thanks and honor to the Great Spirit an outsider from High Place (Samaria)?”


As soon as he said this, the man could see! The people laughed with joy as the man blinked his eyes and looked into their faces. Right then the man began to walk the road with Creator Sets Free (Jesus), giving honor to the Great Spirit. And all the people who saw this also sang songs to thank the Great Spirit.


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.


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.





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