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Upu o le Aso

Alofa Tunoa — Samoan Bible word study

Grace — unearned, freely given divine love and mercy. This word appears in the devotional on Salamo 23:1-2.

Upu o le Aso

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Alofa Tunoa

[ah-loh-fah too-noh-ah] · a-lo-fa tu-no-a

Faauigaga
O le alofa e foa'i fua e le Atua, e lē maua i galuega a le tagata.
English
Grace — unearned, freely given divine love and mercy.

Mai le 'alofa' (alofa) ma le 'tunoa' (fua, e leai se totogi).

From 'alofa' (love) joined with 'tunoa' (without cause or payment) — love given for nothing in return.

Bible cross-references

Efeso 2:8-9 · Roma 3:24 · Tito 2:11

Full word study: Alofa Tunoa

Fuaiupu / Verse in context

O Ieova o lo'u leoleo mamoe ia; e lē mativa ai a'u. Na te fa'ataatia a'u i vao mutia lanumeamata; na te ta'ita'iina a'u i tafatafa o vai filemu.

Salamo 23:1-2

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters.” — Psalm 23:1-2

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