Acts 20:16
ପାଉଲ ଏସିଆ ରେ ଅଧିକ ସମୟ ରହିବାପାଇଁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁ ନଥିଲେ। ସେ ଏଫିସ ରେ ନ ଅଟକିବା ପାଇଁ ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣୟ କଲେ। ସମ୍ଭବ ହେଲେ ସେ ପେଣ୍ଟିକଷ୍ଟ ଦିନ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ୟିରୂଶାଲମ ରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିବାପାଇଁ ତର ତର ହେଉଥିଲେ।
| For | ἔκρινεν | ekrinen | A-kree-nane |
| γὰρ | gar | gahr | |
| Paul | ὁ | ho | oh |
| had determined | Παῦλος | paulos | PA-lose |
| to sail by | παραπλεῦσαι | parapleusai | pa-ra-PLAYF-say |
| τὴν | tēn | tane | |
| Ephesus, | Ἔφεσον | epheson | A-fay-sone |
| because | ὅπως | hopōs | OH-pose |
| he | μὴ | mē | may |
| would | γένηται | genētai | GAY-nay-tay |
| not | αὐτῷ | autō | af-TOH |
| spend the time | χρονοτριβῆσαι | chronotribēsai | hroh-noh-tree-VAY-say |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| τῇ | tē | tay | |
| Asia: | Ἀσίᾳ· | asia | ah-SEE-ah |
| for | ἔσπευδεν | espeuden | A-spave-thane |
| he hasted, | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| if | εἰ | ei | ee |
| were it | δυνατὸν | dynaton | thyoo-na-TONE |
| possible | ἦν | ēn | ane |
| for him, | αὐτῷ | autō | af-TOH |
| be to | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| at | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | ay-MAY-rahn |
| Jerusalem | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| the | πεντηκοστῆς | pentēkostēs | pane-tay-koh-STASE |
| day | γενέσθαι | genesthai | gay-NAY-sthay |
| of | εἰς | eis | ees |
| Pentecost. | Ἱεροσόλυμα | hierosolyma | ee-ay-rose-OH-lyoo-ma |