Romans 12:12

First Nations Version

Let hope make your heart glad. Keep sending your voice to the Great Spirit, even when the road gets hard to walk.

Cross References

Romans 15:13

My prayer for the Outside Nations is that the Great Spirit, who gives you this hope, will fill you with the joy and peace that comes from trusting him, so that this hope will flow like a river through your lives by the power of his Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 10:36

All you need is to keep walking with firm steps, doing what Creator wants. He will make sure you receive all that he has promised.

1 Peter 4:13

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.

James 5:7

So be patient, my sacred family members, until our Honored Chief appears. Look at the worker in the field who patiently waits for the seasonal rains to fall so the land can bring forth its fruits.

Hebrews 6:15

So by staying true to the path and never giving up, Father of Many Nations (Abraham) received what had been promised.

Hebrews 6:12

Do not limp along, dragging your feet, but follow firmly in the footsteps of those who through trust and patience share in the promises.

Philippians 4:4

Always dance with joy before our Honored Chief! I will say it again: dance with joy!

Hebrews 12:1

We are surrounded by a great cloud of truth tellers who have shown us what it means to trust the Great Spirit. So let us lay to the side everything that weighs us down and the broken ways that so easily wrap around our legs to trip us. And let us run as if we are in a long-distance race, setting a steady pace and heading toward the goal.

Colossians 4:2

When you send your voice to the Great Spirit, stay alert and never give up praying and giving thanks.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

So we pray that he will guide your hearts into the path of Creator’s love and help you walk in the steady steps of the Chosen One.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we are children of the day, let us walk in sobriety and put on faith and love as a breastplate, and for a headdress let us put on the hope of being set free and made whole.

Acts 1:14

Bitter Tears (Mary), the mother of Creator Sets Free (Jesus), was there along with some of his brothers. Also many of the honored women were welcomed among them. They were all gathering together, night and day, to send their voices to the Great Spirit.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man who follows the Great Spirit, run away from these things and pursue doing what is right, living in a sacred way, trusting, loving, never giving up, and walking softly and in a humble manner.

Hebrews 10:32

Remember those early days when you first started walking in the light of the good story. You kept walking the road even when the way forward was a struggle filled with pain and suffering.

Colossians 4:12

Walks in Beauty (Epaphras), who is a member of the sacred family of your village, sends his greetings also. He is a true servant of the Chosen One, Creator Sets Free (Jesus). He wrestles for you in his prayers, that you will stand strong and walk Creator’s path with firm steps as you grow into mature human beings.

Colossians 1:11

We pray that you will grow strong with the strength that comes from the honor and shining-greatness of his power. Then you will be able to stand firm in a calm and unhurried manner, as you give thanks with glad hearts to the Great Spirit who is our Father from above. For he is the one who has made you ready to take your place on this road of life, a place he prepared for you among all the holy ones who walk in his light.

Hebrews 5:7

In the days when Creator Sets Free (Jesus) walked among us as a human being, he sent his voice to the Great Spirit with tears and loud cries to the only one who could rescue him from death. His prayers were heard because of the honor and respect he showed to the One Above Us All.

Revelation 13:10

“All who lead others into captivity will themselves become captive. All who take up the long knife to kill will by the long knife be killed.” This will test the faithfulness of Creator’s holy ones to stay true to the path of trusting in the ways of the Great Spirit.

2 Peter 1:6

and knowledge with self-discipline. Unite self-discipline with never giving up, and never giving up with walking in a sacred way.

Hebrews 3:6

But the Chosen One is Creator’s own Son, the headman who stayed true to the people of Creator’s lodge, and we are his people if we keep holding firmly and honorably to our hope in him.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

We tell the other Sacred Families of Creator about you, bragging about the way you keep trusting even when the path you walk is full of pain and trouble from others.

1 Corinthians 13:13

But until then, these three remain—faith, hope, and love—and love is the greatest!

Romans 15:4

These words were written down long ago so we would learn from them. It is from the Sacred Teachings that we find the hope and strength we need to walk this road of life.

Luke 21:19

so you must stand up strong and never give up trusting in me, for my life inside you will help you walk with firm steps.”

Luke 8:15

“The good ground represents the ones who hear the teaching with good and pure hearts, hold on tightly to it, and never let go until it grows good fruit in their lives.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near, so think good thoughts and be single-minded in your prayers.

Titus 2:13

For we are looking and waiting for the blessing of the bright-shining appearance of the one who set us free and made us whole—our Great Spirit, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One.

Colossians 1:27

Creator also did this to show the Outside Nations the mystery of the beauty and honor he has bestowed on them. This mystery is that Chosen One also lives in you, the Outside Nations. For the Chosen One in you is the hope of this beauty and honor.

Romans 8:25

So we must be patient and wait for Creator to bring everything to completion.

Titus 3:7

We have been given good standing by his great kindness, so that we now can have our share in the hope of the life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony.

2 Timothy 3:10

But you, He Gives Honor (Timothy), have followed my teachings, my way of life, my purpose, and what I believe. You know how patient I am, how much I love others, and how I have never given up.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We remember how your trust became a labor of love and how hope kept you hand in hand with our Honored Chief, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, as you walked under the shadow of the Great Spirit, who is our Father from above.

Philippians 3:1

So then, my sacred family members, dance with glad hearts in harmony with our Honored Chief. I never grow tired of writing these things to you again, for they give you a safe path to follow.

2 Corinthians 12:8

Three times I begged our Honored Chief to remove this thorn from me.

Romans 2:7

He will honor the ones who have walked with firm steps on a path of doing good, and those who seek to live in the ways of beauty, honor, and spiritual purity. The life of the world to come that never fades away, full of beauty and harmony, will be waiting for them.

Acts 12:5

But while Stands on the Rock (Peter) was in prison, the sacred family prayed for him with strong hearts as they sent their voices to the Great Spirit.

Acts 6:4

Then we can give ourselves to prayer and to the teaching of Creator’s message.”

Acts 2:42

This newly formed family continued daily to learn from the twelve message bearers. They lived together in harmony, ate ceremonial meals, and prayed with one another.

Luke 10:20

“Yes, the spirits must listen to you, but do not be too happy about this. Instead, let your hearts be glad that your names are carved into the rock cliffs of the spirit-world above.”

Matthew 5:12

So let your hearts be glad and jump for joy, for you will be honored in the spirit-world above. You are like the prophets of old, who were treated in the same way by your ancestors.