ಅಪೊಸ್ತಲರ ಕೃತ್ಯಗ 17:11
ಅಲ್ಲಿಯವರು ಥೆಸಲೊನೀಕದವರಿಗಿಂತ ಸದ್ಗುಣ ವುಳ್ಳವರಾಗಿದ್ದು ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಿದ್ಧಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅಂಗೀ ಕರಿಸಿ ಇವರು ಹೇಳುವ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಹೌದೋ ಏನೋ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನವೂ ಬರಹಗಳನ್ನು ಶೋಧಿ ಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.
| These | οὗτοι | houtoi | OO-too |
| δὲ | de | thay | |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | A-sahn |
| more noble | εὐγενέστεροι | eugenesteroi | ave-gay-NAY-stay-roo |
| than those | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| Thessalonica, | Θεσσαλονίκῃ | thessalonikē | thase-sa-loh-NEE-kay |
| in that | οἵτινες | hoitines | OO-tee-nase |
| they received | ἐδέξαντο | edexanto | ay-THAY-ksahn-toh |
| the | τὸν | ton | tone |
| word | λόγον | logon | LOH-gone |
| with | μετὰ | meta | may-TA |
| all | πάσης | pasēs | PA-sase |
| readiness of mind, | προθυμίας | prothymias | proh-thyoo-MEE-as |
| and searched | τὸ | to | toh |
| the | καθ' | kath | kahth |
| scriptures | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | ay-MAY-rahn |
| ἀνακρίνοντες | anakrinontes | ah-na-KREE-none-tase | |
| τὰς | tas | tahs | |
| daily, | γραφὰς | graphas | gra-FAHS |
| whether | εἰ | ei | ee |
| those things | ἔχοι | echoi | A-hoo |
| were | ταῦτα | tauta | TAF-ta |
| so. | οὕτως | houtōs | OO-tose |