1 John 3:1
हामीलाई पिताले यति विघ्न प्रेम गर्नु भएको छ कि हामी परमेश्वरको बालकहरु भनिनु योग्यका छौं। अनि वास्तवमा हामी परमेश्वरका बालकहरु हौं। तर संसारका मानिसहरु यो बुइदैनन् कि हामीहरु परमेश्वरका बालकहरु हौं, किनभने तिनीहरुले उहाँलाई चिनेका छैनन्।
| Behold, | Ἴδετε | idete | EE-thay-tay |
| what manner of | ποταπὴν | potapēn | poh-ta-PANE |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | ah-GA-pane |
| the | δέδωκεν | dedōken | THAY-thoh-kane |
| Father | ἡμῖν | hēmin | ay-MEEN |
| bestowed hath | ὁ | ho | oh |
| upon us, | πατὴρ | patēr | pa-TARE |
| that | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| we should be called | τέκνα | tekna | TAY-kna |
| sons the | Θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| of God: | κληθῶμεν | klēthōmen | klay-THOH-mane |
| therefore | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| τοῦτο | touto | TOO-toh | |
| the | ὁ | ho | oh |
| world | κόσμος | kosmos | KOH-smose |
| knoweth | οὐ | ou | oo |
| us | γινώσκει | ginōskei | gee-NOH-skee |
| not, | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | ay-MAHS |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| it knew | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| him | ἔγνω | egnō | A-gnoh |
| not. | αὐτόν | auton | af-TONE |