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grace — Alofa Tunoa

Grace — unearned, freely given divine love and mercy.

This word also appears in the devotional on Salamo 23:1-2.

Alofa Tunoa

noun phrase

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

English translations: grace, unmerited favour, freely given love
Samoan synonyms: alofa fua, agalelei

Formal (gagana fa'aaloalo) vs. everyday usage

Formal: Used almost exclusively of God in sermons, prayers and the lauga of a faifeau: 'le alofa tunoa o le Atua'.

Everyday: Rare in casual conversation. Speakers usually say 'alofa fua' when describing a kindness given with no strings attached.

Example sentences

Ua fa'aolaina outou i le alofa tunoa e ala i le fa'atuatua.
By grace you have been saved, through faith.
E lē mafai ona totogi le alofa tunoa o le Atua.
The grace of God cannot be paid back.
Fa'afetai i le alofa tunoa ua ta'ita'iina ai i matou i lenei aso.
Thank you for the grace that has guided us through this day.

Verse in context / Fuaiupu

English — World English Bible (WEB)

“Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” — Psalm 23:1-2 (WEB)

Samoan study rendering

“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

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