2 Corinthians 1:8
हे भाइयों, हम नहीं चाहते कि तुम हमारे उस क्लेश से अनजान रहो, जो आसिया में हम पर पड़ा, कि ऐसे भारी बोझ से दब गए थे, जो हमारी सामर्थ से बाहर था, यहां तक कि हम जीवन से भी हाथ धो बैठे थे।
| For | Οὐ | ou | oo |
| we would | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| not, | θέλομεν | thelomen | THAY-loh-mane |
| brethren, | ὑμᾶς | hymas | yoo-MAHS |
| have you | ἀγνοεῖν | agnoein | ah-gnoh-EEN |
| ignorant | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | ah-thale-FOO |
| of | ὑπὲρ | hyper | yoo-PARE |
| our | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| θλίψεως | thlipseōs | THLEE-psay-ose | |
| trouble | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | ay-MONE |
| which | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| came | γενομένης | genomenēs | gay-noh-MAY-nase |
| to us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | ay-MEEN |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| τῇ | tē | tay | |
| Asia, | Ἀσίᾳ | asia | ah-SEE-ah |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| we were pressed | καθ' | kath | kahth |
| out of measure, | ὑπερβολὴν | hyperbolēn | yoo-pare-voh-LANE |
| ἐβαρήθημεν | ebarēthēmen | ay-va-RAY-thay-mane | |
| above | ὑπὲρ | hyper | yoo-PARE |
| strength, | δύναμιν | dynamin | THYOO-na-meen |
| insomuch that | ὥστε | hōste | OH-stay |
| we | ἐξαπορηθῆναι | exaporēthēnai | ayks-ah-poh-ray-THAY-nay |
| despaired | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | ay-MAHS |
| even | καὶ | kai | kay |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| life: | ζῆν· | zēn | zane |