ପିତରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ 2:5
ଅତଏବ ତାହାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆସ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମଧ୍ଯ ଜୀବନ୍ତ ପଥର ଭଳି। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଗୋଟିଏ ଆଧ୍ଯାତ୍ମିକ ମନ୍ଦିର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସହେି ମନ୍ଦିର ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଦ୍ବାରା ଯୀଶୁଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ମାଧ୍ଯମ ରେ ଗୃହୀତ ହବୋ ଭଳି ଆଧ୍ଯାତ୍ମିକ ବଳିଦାନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରି ପବିତ୍ର ଯାଜକ ହବୋ ପାଇଁ, ନିଜକୁ ନିଯୋଜିତ କର।
| Ye | καὶ | kai | kay |
| also, | αὐτοὶ | autoi | af-TOO |
| as | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| lively | λίθοι | lithoi | LEE-thoo |
| stones, | ζῶντες | zōntes | ZONE-tase |
| up built are | οἰκοδομεῖσθε | oikodomeisthe | oo-koh-thoh-MEE-sthay |
| a spiritual | οἶκος | oikos | OO-kose |
| house, | πνευματικὸς | pneumatikos | pnave-ma-tee-KOSE |
| an holy | ἱεράτευμα | hierateuma | ee-ay-RA-tave-ma |
| priesthood, | ἅγιον | hagion | A-gee-one |
| to offer up | ἀνενέγκαι | anenenkai | ah-nay-NAYNG-kay |
| spiritual | πνευματικὰς | pneumatikas | pnave-ma-tee-KAHS |
| sacrifices, | θυσίας | thysias | thyoo-SEE-as |
| acceptable | εὐπροσδέκτους | euprosdektous | afe-prose-THAKE-toos |
to | τῷ | tō | toh |
| God | θεῷ | theō | thay-OH |
| by | διὰ | dia | thee-AH |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | iēsou | ee-ay-SOO |
| Christ. | Χριστοῦ | christou | hree-STOO |