ଯୋହନଲିଖିତ ସୁସମାଚାର 1:30
ମୁଁ ଆଗରୁ ଏହି ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିଙ୍କ ବିଷୟ ରେ କହିଥିଲି। ମୁଁ କହିଥିଲି, 'ମାେ ପରେ ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି, ସେ ମାଠାରୁେ ଶ୍ ରେଷ୍ଠ। ସେ ମାେ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ବାସ କରୁଥିଲେ। ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ରହିଛନ୍ତି।'
| This | οὗτός | houtos | OO-TOSE |
| is he | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| of | περὶ | peri | pay-REE |
| whom | οὗ | hou | oo |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | ay-GOH |
| said, | εἶπον | eipon | EE-pone |
| After | Ὀπίσω | opisō | oh-PEE-soh |
| me | μου | mou | moo |
| cometh | ἔρχεται | erchetai | ARE-hay-tay |
| man a | ἀνὴρ | anēr | ah-NARE |
| which | ὃς | hos | ose |
| is preferred | ἔμπροσθέν | emprosthen | AME-proh-STHANE |
| before | μου | mou | moo |
| me: | γέγονεν | gegonen | GAY-goh-nane |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| he was | πρῶτός | prōtos | PROH-TOSE |
| before | μου | mou | moo |
| me. | ἦν | ēn | ane |