1 John 3:12
ಕೆಡುಕ ನಾಗಿದ್ದು ತನ್ನ ತಮ್ಮನನ್ನು ಕೊಂದುಹಾಕಿದ ಕಾಯಿನ ನಂತೆ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಯಾವ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಕೊಂದು ಹಾಕಿದನು? ತನ್ನ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳು ಕೆಟ್ಟವುಗಳೂ ತನ್ನ ತಮ್ಮನ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳು ನೀತಿಯುಳ್ಳವುಗಳೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದದರಿಂದಲೇ.
| Not | οὐ | ou | oo |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | ka-THOSE |
| Cain, | Κάϊν | kain | KA-een |
| who was | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| πονηροῦ | ponērou | poh-nay-ROO | |
| one, wicked that | ἦν | ēn | ane |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| slew | ἔσφαξεν | esphaxen | A-sfa-ksane |
| his | τὸν | ton | tone |
| ἀδελφὸν | adelphon | ah-thale-FONE | |
| brother. | αὐτοῦ· | autou | af-TOO |
| And | καὶ | kai | kay |
| wherefore | χάριν | charin | HA-reen |
| τίνος | tinos | TEE-nose | |
| slew he | ἔσφαξεν | esphaxen | A-sfa-ksane |
| him? | αὐτόν | auton | af-TONE |
| Because | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| his own | τὰ | ta | ta |
| ἔργα | erga | ARE-ga | |
| works | αὐτοῦ | autou | af-TOO |
| were | πονηρὰ | ponēra | poh-nay-RA |
| evil, | ἦν | ēn | ane |
| and | τὰ | ta | ta |
| his | δὲ | de | thay |
| τοῦ | tou | too | |
| brother's | ἀδελφοῦ | adelphou | ah-thale-FOO |
| righteous. | αὐτοῦ | autou | af-TOO |
| δίκαια | dikaia | THEE-kay-ah |