Romans 4:17
ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ରେ ଲଖାେ ଅଛି, ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ (ଅବ୍ରାହାମ) ଅନକେ ଗୁଡ଼ିଏ ଜାତିର ପିତା ଘୋଷିତ କରିଛି। ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଆଗ ରେ ଏହା ସତ୍ଯ ଅଟେ। ଅବ୍ରାହାମ ଯେଉଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରିଥିଲେ, ସହେି ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମୃତ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଜୀବନ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତି ଓ ଯେଉଁ ଘଟଣା ଅଦ୍ଯାପି ଘଟି ନାହିଁ ସଗେୁଡ଼ିକ ଘଟିବା କଥା ନିର୍ଣ୍ଣୟ କରନ୍ତି।
| (As | καθὼς | kathōs | ka-THOSE |
| it is written, | γέγραπται | gegraptai | GAY-gra-ptay |
| I have made | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| thee | Πατέρα | patera | pa-TAY-ra |
| father a | πολλῶν | pollōn | pole-LONE |
| of many | ἐθνῶν | ethnōn | ay-THNONE |
| nations,) | τέθεικά | tetheika | TAY-thee-KA |
| before | σε | se | say |
| whom him | κατέναντι | katenanti | ka-TAY-nahn-tee |
| he believed, | οὗ | hou | oo |
| God, even | ἐπίστευσεν | episteusen | ay-PEE-stayf-sane |
| θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO | |
| who quickeneth | τοῦ | tou | too |
| the | ζῳοποιοῦντος | zōopoiountos | zoh-oh-poo-OON-tose |
| dead, | τοὺς | tous | toos |
| and | νεκροὺς | nekrous | nay-KROOS |
| calleth | καὶ | kai | kay |
| be which things those | καλοῦντος | kalountos | ka-LOON-tose |
| τὰ | ta | ta | |
| not | μὴ | mē | may |
| as though they | ὄντα | onta | ONE-ta |
| were. | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| ὄντα· | onta | ONE-ta |