1 Corinthians 7:21
ଯଦି ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କ୍ରୀତଦାସ ଥିବା ଅବସ୍ଥା ରେ ଡ଼ାକିଛନ୍ତି, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଦୁଃଖ କର ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସ୍ବାଧୀନ ହାଇପୋର, ତାହାହେଲେ ସହେି ସୁଯୋଗର ବ୍ଯବହାର କର।
| Art thou called | δοῦλος | doulos | THOO-lose |
| servant? a being | ἐκλήθης | eklēthēs | ay-KLAY-thase |
| care for it: | μή | mē | may |
| not | σοι | soi | soo |
| μελέτω· | meletō | may-LAY-toh | |
| but | ἀλλ' | all | al |
| if | εἰ | ei | ee |
| καὶ | kai | kay | |
| thou mayest | δύνασαι | dynasai | THYOO-na-say |
| made be | ἐλεύθερος | eleutheros | ay-LAYF-thay-rose |
| free, | γενέσθαι | genesthai | gay-NAY-sthay |
| use | μᾶλλον | mallon | MAHL-lone |
| it rather. | χρῆσαι | chrēsai | HRAY-say |