ପିତରଙ୍କ ଦିତୀୟ ପତ୍ର 3:5
ସୁଦୂର ଅତୀତ ରେ କ'ଣ ଘଟିଥିଲା, ସମାନେେ ତାହା ମନେ ପକାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଆକାଶମଣ୍ଡଳ ଥିଲା, ପରମେଶ୍ବର ପାଣିରୁ ଓ ପାଣି ଦ୍ବାରା ଜଗତକୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ଯ ଦ୍ବାରା ଏହା ସାଧିତ ହେଲା।
| For | λανθάνει | lanthanei | lahn-THA-nee |
| this | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| they | αὐτοὺς | autous | af-TOOS |
| willingly | τοῦτο | touto | TOO-toh |
| are ignorant of, | θέλοντας | thelontas | THAY-lone-tahs |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| by the | οὐρανοὶ | ouranoi | oo-ra-NOO |
| word | ἦσαν | ēsan | A-sahn |
| of God | ἔκπαλαι | ekpalai | AKE-pa-lay |
| the | καὶ | kai | kay |
| heavens | γῆ | gē | gay |
| were | ἐξ | ex | ayks |
| of old, | ὕδατος | hydatos | YOO-tha-tose |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| the earth | δι' | di | thee |
| standing | ὕδατος | hydatos | YOO-tha-tose |
| of out | συνεστῶσα | synestōsa | syoon-ay-STOH-sa |
| the water | τῷ | tō | toh |
| and | τοῦ | tou | too |
| in | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| the water: | λόγῳ | logō | LOH-goh |