1 John 4:1
ପ୍ରିୟ ବନ୍ଧୁମାନେ, ଏ ଜଗତର ଚାରିଆଡ଼େ ବହୁତ ଭଣ୍ଡ ଭାବବାନୀ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କର ନାହିଁ, ବରଂ ସମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଆଗତ କି ନା, ଏହା ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରି ଦେଖ।
| Beloved, | Ἀγαπητοί, | agapētoi | ah-ga-pay-TOO |
| believe | μὴ | mē | may |
| not | παντὶ | panti | pahn-TEE |
| every | πνεύματι | pneumati | PNAVE-ma-tee |
| spirit, | πιστεύετε | pisteuete | pee-STAVE-ay-tay |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | al-LA |
| try | δοκιμάζετε | dokimazete | thoh-kee-MA-zay-tay |
| the | τὰ | ta | ta |
| spirits | πνεύματα | pneumata | PNAVE-ma-ta |
| whether | εἰ | ei | ee |
| they are | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| Θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO | |
| God: | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| many | πολλοὶ | polloi | pole-LOO |
| false prophets | ψευδοπροφῆται | pseudoprophētai | psave-thoh-proh-FAY-tay |
| out gone are | ἐξεληλύθασιν | exelēlythasin | ayks-ay-lay-LYOO-tha-seen |
| into | εἰς | eis | ees |
| the | τὸν | ton | tone |
| world. | κόσμον | kosmon | KOH-smone |