1 ಕೊರಿಂಥದವರಿಗೆ 1:21
ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ದೇವರ ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಲೋಕವು(ತನ್ನ) ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇವರನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲವಾದ ದರಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದ ಹುಚ್ಚುತನದಿಂದಲೇ ನಂಬುವ ವರನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವದು ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗಿತ್ತು.
| For | ἐπειδὴ | epeidē | ape-ee-THAY |
| after that | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| the | τῇ | tē | tay |
| wisdom | σοφίᾳ | sophia | soh-FEE-ah |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| God | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| the | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| world | ἔγνω | egnō | A-gnoh |
| by | ὁ | ho | oh |
| κόσμος | kosmos | KOH-smose | |
| wisdom | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| knew | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| not | σοφίας | sophias | soh-FEE-as |
| τὸν | ton | tone | |
| God, | θεόν | theon | thay-ONE |
| it pleased | εὐδόκησεν | eudokēsen | ave-THOH-kay-sane |
| ὁ | ho | oh | |
| God | θεὸς | theos | thay-OSE |
| by | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| foolishness | μωρίας | mōrias | moh-REE-as |
of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| preaching | κηρύγματος | kērygmatos | kay-RYOOG-ma-tose |
| to save | σῶσαι | sōsai | SOH-say |
| them | τοὺς | tous | toos |
| that believe. | πιστεύοντας· | pisteuontas | pee-STAVE-one-tahs |