“God is love / Jesus is love” in Creole

Jesus is love
Jezi se lanmou

God is love
Bondye se renmen

The two examples above demonstrate how you can say “Jesus is love” or “God is love” in Haitian Creole. The more natural form is the first one using “lamou” but we’ve added the second because it aligns with the Haitian Creole translation below.

1 Jan 4:8 Haitian Creole Version (HCV)
Moun ki pa gen renmen nan kè yo, yo pa konn Bondye, paske Bondye se renmen menm.

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Miss Estherline is the voice of Haitian Croele Net. She was born in Port-au-Prince and has lived in Haiti her whole life. She is fluent in Haitian Creole, French, and English. Even with a difficult childhood, she maintained a desire to help others - especially children. She is the mother of one daughter and they dream of someday visiting America. Creole is her native language, but she is also fluent in French. You can also listen to her talking about her life. You can hear her beautiful voice on our original Creole Pronunciations.

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