ରେରିତମାନଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟର ବିବରଣ 17:29
ଯେ ହତେୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସନ୍ତାନ ତେଣୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ମନୁଷ୍ଯର କୌଶଳ ଓ କଳ୍ପନା ରେ ତିଆରି ପ୍ରତିମା ବୋଲି ଭାବିବା ନାହିଁ, ବା ସୁନା କି ରୂପା କି ପଥର ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ଯ ଭାବିବା ନାହିଁ।
| Forasmuch then | γένος | genos | GAY-nose |
| as we are | οὖν | oun | oon |
| the offspring | ὑπάρχοντες | hyparchontes | yoo-PAHR-hone-tase |
of | τοῦ | tou | too |
| God, | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| we ought | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| not | ὀφείλομεν | opheilomen | oh-FEE-loh-mane |
| to think that | νομίζειν | nomizein | noh-MEE-zeen |
| the | χρυσῷ | chrysō | hryoo-SOH |
| Godhead | ἢ | ē | ay |
| is | ἀργύρῳ | argyrō | ar-GYOO-roh |
| like unto | ἢ | ē | ay |
| gold, | λίθῳ | lithō | LEE-thoh |
| or | χαράγματι | charagmati | ha-RAHG-ma-tee |
| silver, | τέχνης | technēs | TAY-hnase |
| or | καὶ | kai | kay |
| stone, | ἐνθυμήσεως | enthymēseōs | ane-thyoo-MAY-say-ose |
| graven | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | an-THROH-poo |
| by art | τὸ | to | toh |
| and | θεῖον | theion | THEE-one |
| man's | εἶναι | einai | EE-nay |
| device. | ὅμοιον | homoion | OH-moo-one |