ପିତରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ 1:18
ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଜାଣିଛ ଯେ ଅତୀତ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିରର୍ଥକ ଜୀବନଯାପନ କରୁଥିଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭ ପୂର୍ବ ବଂଶଧରମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସହେିପରି ଜୀବନ କାଟିବାକୁ ଶିଖିଥିଲ। କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସପରେି ଜୀବନ କାଟିବାରୁ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇଛ। ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପା ଭଳି କ୍ଷଣସ୍ଥାଯୀ ଜିନିଷ ବଦଳ ରେ ନୁହେଁ,
| Forasmuch as ye know | εἰδότες | eidotes | ee-THOH-tase |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| not were ye | οὐ | ou | oo |
| redeemed | φθαρτοῖς | phthartois | fthahr-TOOS |
| with corruptible things, | ἀργυρίῳ | argyriō | ar-gyoo-REE-oh |
| silver as | ἢ | ē | ay |
| and | χρυσίῳ | chrysiō | hryoo-SEE-oh |
| gold, | ἐλυτρώθητε | elytrōthēte | ay-lyoo-TROH-thay-tay |
| from | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| your | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| ματαίας | mataias | ma-TAY-as | |
| vain | ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE |
| conversation | ἀναστροφῆς | anastrophēs | ah-na-stroh-FASE |
| received by tradition from your fathers; | πατροπαραδότου | patroparadotou | pa-troh-pa-ra-THOH-too |