ପିତରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ 4:3
ଅତୀତ ରେ ଅବିଶ୍ବାସୀ ଲୋକଙ୍କ କଥା ରେ କାମ କରି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅନକେ ସମୟ ନଷ୍ଟ କରିସାରିଛ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ୟୌନପାପ କରୁଥିଲ। ନିଜ ଇଚ୍ଛାନୁସା ରେ ମନ୍ଦକାମ କରୁଥିଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାତାଲ ହେଉଥିଲ, ନାନାଦି ହିଂସ୍ରକ ଓ ଧ୍ବଂସର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରୁଥିଲ, ମଦ୍ଯପାନ ଦଳ ରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଉଥିଲ, ଓ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉପାସନା କରି ମନ୍ଦକାମ କରୁଥିଲ।
| For | ἀρκετὸς | arketos | ar-kay-TOSE |
| the | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| time | ἡμῖν | hēmin | ay-MEEN |
| past | ὁ | ho | oh |
| of our | παρεληλυθὼς | parelēlythōs | pa-ray-lay-lyoo-THOSE |
| life | χρόνος | chronos | HROH-nose |
| suffice may | τοῦ | tou | too |
| us | βίου | biou | VEE-oo |
| to have wrought | τὸ | to | toh |
| the | θέλημα | thelēma | THAY-lay-ma |
| will | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| the of | ἐθνῶν | ethnōn | ay-THNONE |
| Gentiles, | κατεργάσασθαι, | katergasasthai | ka-tare-GA-sa-sthay |
| when we walked | πεπορευμένους | peporeumenous | pay-poh-rave-MAY-noos |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| lasciviousness, | ἀσελγείαις | aselgeiais | ah-sale-GEE-ase |
| lusts, | ἐπιθυμίαις | epithymiais | ay-pee-thyoo-MEE-ase |
| wine, of excess | οἰνοφλυγίαις | oinophlygiais | oo-noh-flyoo-GEE-ase |
| revellings, | κώμοις | kōmois | KOH-moos |
| banquetings, | πότοις | potois | POH-toos |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| abominable | ἀθεμίτοις | athemitois | ah-thay-MEE-toos |
| idolatries: | εἰδωλολατρείαις· | eidōlolatreiais | ee-thoh-loh-la-TREE-ase |