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Philippians 1:7

First Nations Version

It is right for me to think of you in this way, for you hold a warm place in my heart. You have shared with me in the gift of Creator’s great kindness, both in my chains and when I stand on the truth of the good story.

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I do not say this to accuse you. For as I told you before, whether we live together or die together, you remain in our hearts.


because from the first day until now we have walked side by side in the telling of the good story.


It has taken me down a troubled path, one that includes being put in chains as an outlaw. But Creator’s message can never be locked up.


I, Small Man (Paul), write this greeting with my own hand. Remember me in my chains! May the gift of Creator’s great kindness rest on you. Aho! May it be so!


All the same, you have done well to help me during my time of trouble.


This is the reason I now represent the Great Spirit as a captive in chains. Pray that I will speak with boldness and not hold back.


Because I, Small Man (Paul), follow the Chosen One and represent you Nations in this way, I have been arrested and put in chains.


I only know the Holy Spirit has made it clear to me that in every village I will be hunted down and taken captive.


We know that we have crossed over from death to life, because we love each other. The ones who do not love remain under the power of death.


Instead, be glad that you share in the sufferings of the Chosen One. The more you share in his sufferings, the more you will dance for joy when his shining-greatness is revealed.


So then, my sacred family members, you who share in Creator’s high calling, take a good look at Creator Sets Free (Jesus). He is the great message bearer and chief holy man of our spiritual ways.


So do not be timid in telling others about our Honored Chief or that I am in prison because of him. But walk with me on this road of suffering for the sake of the good story as Creator gives us strength.


Keep us in your thoughts and prayers also. Ask Creator to open the way for our message to be heard, and that I would clearly make known the mystery of the Chosen One. It is for this reason that I have been captured and put in chains.


Because I walk the road with our Honored Chief, I have been made a prisoner. I now call on you to join me in representing him in a good way as you follow the path he has chosen for you.


So then, in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, whether or not you participate in the cutting of the flesh ceremony does not matter. What matters is walking out our faith on the road of love.


You are our letter of approval, one that has been written on our hearts, a letter everyone can clearly see and read.


Love keeps walking even when carrying a heavy load. Love keeps trusting, never loses hope, and stands firm in hard times.


I do all of this so I can tell everyone the good story, so that together we may share in its blessings.


The head soldier arrested him and had him bound with two chains of iron. He then asked the crowd who this man was and what he had done.


Knowing the times we live in, I speak with strong words to the elders among you who serve as spiritual leaders. I am a fellow elder who saw the sufferings of the Chosen One with my own eyes and who will share in the beauty of his shining-greatness that will be revealed.


My sacred family members, I want you to know that the hard times I find myself facing have not held me back. Instead, new ground has been gained for the telling of the good story.


So now the soldiers who guard the lodge of the People of Iron (Romans) and all the other people here know that I am in chains because I follow the Chosen One.


Knowing that I am in chains has given a great number of the sacred family members new courage in our Honored Chief to win the victory over their fear and boldly tell the good story.


But you know the good reputation of He Gives Honor (Timothy). He works side by side with me, like a son with his father, as we tell the good story.


I also ask you, Burden Bearer (Syzygus), to be true to your name and help these women who have shared my struggle in the telling of the good story. These women have also worked side by side with Walks with Kindness (Clement) and all the others whose names are written down in Creator’s book of life.


My friends who live in Village of Horses (Philippi), you remember those early days when I first told you about the good story. How that after I left Land of Tall People (Macedonia), you were the only sacred family that walked together with me in giving and receiving.


I would have liked to keep him here with me, so that while I am in prison for telling the good story he would take your place in serving me.





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