ପିତରଙ୍କ ଦିତୀୟ ପତ୍ର 1:4
ଯୀଶୁ ନିଜ ମହିମା ଓ ଉତ୍ତମତା ହତେୁ, ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରିଥିବା ଅତି ମୂଲ୍ଯବାନ୍ ଓ ମହତ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି। ସହେି ଦାନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଆଚରଣର ଅଂଶ ହାଇପୋରିବ। ଏହାଦ୍ବାରା ଜଗତ ରେ ଥିବା ମନ୍ଦ ବିଷୟଗୁଡ଼ିକ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ନଷ୍ଟ କରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
| Whereby | δι' | di | thee |
are | ὧν | hōn | one |
| given | τὰ | ta | ta |
| unto us | μέγιστα | megista | MAY-gee-sta |
| ἡμῖν | hēmin | ay-MEEN | |
| great exceeding | καὶ | kai | kay |
| and | τίμια | timia | TEE-mee-ah |
| precious | ἐπαγγέλματα | epangelmata | ape-ang-GALE-ma-ta |
| promises: | δεδώρηται | dedōrētai | thay-THOH-ray-tay |
| that | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| by | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | TOO-tone |
| be might ye | γένησθε | genēsthe | GAY-nay-sthay |
| partakers | θείας | theias | THEE-as |
| of the divine | κοινωνοὶ | koinōnoi | koo-noh-NOO |
| nature, | φύσεως | physeōs | FYOO-say-ose |
| having escaped | ἀποφυγόντες | apophygontes | ah-poh-fyoo-GONE-tase |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| corruption | ἐν | en | ane |
| that is in | κόσμῳ | kosmō | KOH-smoh |
| the world | ἐν | en | ane |
| through | ἐπιθυμίᾳ | epithymia | ay-pee-thyoo-MEE-ah |
| lust. | φθορᾶς | phthoras | fthoh-RAHS |