1 João 4

16 Kua mātau nei anō hoki tātou, kua whaka­pono ki te aroha o te Atua ki a tātou.

He aroha te Atua, ko te tangata hoki e noho ana i runga i te aroha e noho ana i roto i te Atua, me te Atua anō hoki i roto i a ia. 17 Nā konei te aroha i roto i a tātou i rite pū ai, ā, ka whai māia­tanga anō tātou ā te rā whaka­wā; nā te mea e rite ana ki a ia tātou e noho nei i tēnei ao. 18 Kāhore he mataku i roto i te aroha; engari, ka makā te mataku ki waho e te aroha ina tino rite; nō te mea he mamae tō te mataku. Ko te tangata hoki e mataku ana, kāhore ia i tino rite i roto i te aroha.