ପିତରଙ୍କ ଦିତୀୟ ପତ୍ର 2:21
ଯଦି ସମାନେେ ମୂଳରୁ ଠିକ ରାସ୍ତା ଜାଣି ନ ଥାନ୍ତେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପକ୍ଷେ ଭଲ ହାଇେଥାନ୍ତା। ଉତ୍ତମ ମାର୍ଗ ଜାଣି, ପବିତ୍ର ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରର ଶିକ୍ଷାରୁ ବିମୁଖ ହବୋ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ତାହା ନ ଜାଣିଥିଲେ, ଅଧିକ ଭଲ ହାଇେଥାନ୍ତା।
| For | κρεῖττον | kreitton | KREET-tone |
| it had been | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| better | ἦν | ēn | ane |
| for them | αὐτοῖς | autois | af-TOOS |
| not | μὴ | mē | may |
| to have known | ἐπεγνωκέναι | epegnōkenai | ape-ay-gnoh-KAY-nay |
| the | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon | oh-THONE |
| of | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| righteousness, | δικαιοσύνης | dikaiosynēs | thee-kay-oh-SYOO-nase |
| than, | ἢ | ē | ay |
| after they have known | ἐπιγνοῦσιν | epignousin | ay-pee-GNOO-seen |
| turn to it, | ἐπιστρέψαι | epistrepsai | ay-pee-STRAY-psay |
| from | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| holy | παραδοθείσης | paradotheisēs | pa-ra-thoh-THEE-sase |
| commandment | αὐτοῖς | autois | af-TOOS |
| delivered | ἁγίας | hagias | a-GEE-as |
| unto them. | ἐντολῆς | entolēs | ane-toh-LASE |