1 ಥೆಸಲೊನೀಕದವರಿಗೆ 1:9
ನಾವು ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದೆವೆಂಬದನ್ನೂ ನೀವು ಹೇಗೆ ವಿಗ್ರಹಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಟ್ಟು ದೇವರ ಕಡೆಗೆ ತಿರುಗಿಕೊಂಡು ಜೀವವುಳ್ಳ ಸತ್ಯದೇವರನ್ನು ಸೇವಿಸುವವರಾದಿರೆಂಬದನ್ನೂ ಅವರು ತಾವೇ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
| For | αὐτοὶ | autoi | af-TOO |
| they themselves | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| shew | περὶ | peri | pay-REE |
| of | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | ay-MONE |
| us | ἀπαγγέλλουσιν | apangellousin | ah-pahng-GALE-loo-seen |
| of manner what | ὁποίαν | hopoian | oh-POO-an |
| entering in | εἴσοδον | eisodon | EES-oh-thone |
| we had | ἔσχομεν | eschomen | A-skoh-mane |
| unto | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| you, | ὑμᾶς | hymas | yoo-MAHS |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| how | πῶς | pōs | pose |
| ye turned | ἐπεστρέψατε | epestrepsate | ape-ay-STRAY-psa-tay |
| to | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| τὸν | ton | tone | |
| God | θεὸν | theon | thay-ONE |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | ah-POH |
| τῶν | tōn | tone | |
| idols | εἰδώλων | eidōlōn | ee-THOH-lone |
| to serve | δουλεύειν | douleuein | thoo-LAVE-een |
| the living | θεῷ | theō | thay-OH |
| and | ζῶντι | zōnti | ZONE-tee |
| true | καὶ | kai | kay |
| God; | ἀληθινῷ | alēthinō | ah-lay-thee-NOH |