1 Corinthians 1:21
ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆପଣା ଜ୍ଞାନ ରେ ଏହା ଚାହିଁଲେ ଯେ, ଜଗତ କଦାପି ନିଜ ଜ୍ଞାନ ବଳ ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଜାଣି ପାରିବ ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ ଯେଉଁ ସୁସମାଚାରକୁ ଜଗତ ମୂର୍ଖତା ବୋଲି କୁ ହେ, ସହେି ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଯେଉଁମାନେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରୁଛନ୍ତି, ତଦ୍ଦ୍ବାରା ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛାକଲେ।
| For | ἐπειδὴ | epeidē | ape-ee-THAY |
| after that | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| the | τῇ | tē | tay |
| wisdom | σοφίᾳ | sophia | soh-FEE-ah |
| of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| God | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| the | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| world | ἔγνω | egnō | A-gnoh |
| by | ὁ | ho | oh |
| κόσμος | kosmos | KOH-smose | |
| wisdom | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| knew | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| not | σοφίας | sophias | soh-FEE-as |
| τὸν | ton | tone | |
| God, | θεόν | theon | thay-ONE |
| it pleased | εὐδόκησεν | eudokēsen | ave-THOH-kay-sane |
| ὁ | ho | oh | |
| God | θεὸς | theos | thay-OSE |
| by | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| foolishness | μωρίας | mōrias | moh-REE-as |
of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| preaching | κηρύγματος | kērygmatos | kay-RYOOG-ma-tose |
| to save | σῶσαι | sōsai | SOH-say |
| them | τοὺς | tous | toos |
| that believe. | πιστεύοντας· | pisteuontas | pee-STAVE-one-tahs |