Upu o le Aso

Fa'amagalo — Samoan Bible word study

To forgive; to release an offence and hold it no more. This word appears in the devotional on Efeso 4:32.

Upu o le Aso

Word of the Day

Fa'amagalo

[fah-ah-mah-ngah-loh] · fa-'a-ma-ga-lo

Mai le 'magalo' (suamalie, lē o'ona) ma le fa'amuamua 'fa'a-'.

From 'magalo' (sweet, no longer bitter or salty) with 'fa'a-' — to make sweet again what had turned bitter.

Bible cross-references

Mataio 6:14 · Kolose 3:13 · Luka 23:34

“Ia outou agalelei le tasi i le tasi, ma alolofa, ma fa'amagalo le tasi i le tasi, e pei ona fa'amagaloina outou e le Atua ona o Keriso.”

Efeso 4:32

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” — Ephesians 4:32