Native Bible

1 John 3:12 · Biblica® Open Asante Twi Contemporary Bible 2020

Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ sɛ Kain. Na ɔyɛ ɔbonsam dea. Enti ɔkumm nʼankasa ne nua. Adɛn enti na Kain kumm no? Ɛfiri sɛ, nneɛma a ɔyɛeɛ no yɛ bɔne, nanso ne nua no deɛ, ɔyɛɛ papa.

1 John 3:12 in English

1 John 3:12 · Berean Standard Bible

Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

Context

10Nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda Onyankopɔn mma ne ɔbonsam mma ntam ne sɛ, obi a ɔnyɛ papa anaa ɔnnɔ ne nua no nyɛ Onyankopɔn ba. 11Nsɛm a motee ahyɛaseɛ no kyerɛ sɛ, monnodɔ mo ho. 12Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ sɛ Kain. Na ɔyɛ ɔbonsam dea. Enti ɔkumm nʼankasa ne nua. Adɛn enti na Kain kumm no? Ɛfiri sɛ, nneɛma a ɔyɛeɛ no yɛ bɔne, nanso ne nua no deɛ, ɔyɛɛ papa. 13Enti, anuanom, sɛ ewiasefoɔ tane mo a, mommma ɛnyɛ mo nwanwa. 14Yɛnim sɛ yɛafiri owuo mu aba nkwa mu. Yɛnim saa, ɛfiri sɛ, yɛdɔ yɛn nuanom.

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