ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪಿಯವರಿಗೆ 1:23
ಈ ಎರಡರ ನಡುವೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ; ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಹೋಗಿಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಬೇಕೆಂಬದೇ ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿಲಾಷೆ, ಅದು ಉತ್ತಮೋತ್ತಮ
| For | συνέχομαι | synechomai | syoon-A-hoh-may |
| I am in a strait | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| betwixt | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| τῶν | tōn | tone | |
| two, | δύο | dyo | THYOO-oh |
| having | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| a | ἐπιθυμίαν | epithymian | ay-pee-thyoo-MEE-an |
| desire | ἔχων | echōn | A-hone |
| to | εἰς | eis | ees |
| τὸ | to | toh | |
| depart, | ἀναλῦσαι | analysai | ah-na-LYOO-say |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| to be | σὺν | syn | syoon |
| with | Χριστῷ | christō | hree-STOH |
| Christ; | εἶναι | einai | EE-nay |
| which is far | πολλῷ | pollō | pole-LOH |
| μᾶλλον | mallon | MAHL-lone | |
| better: | κρεῖσσον· | kreisson | KREES-sone |