2 पतरस 2:21
क्योंकि धर्म के मार्ग में न जानना ही उन के लिये इस से भला होता, कि उसे जान कर, उस पवित्र आज्ञा से फिर जाते, जो उन्हें सौंपी गई थी। उन पर यह कहावत ठीक बैठती है,
| For | κρεῖττον | kreitton | KREET-tone |
| it had been | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| better | ἦν | ēn | ane |
| for them | αὐτοῖς | autois | af-TOOS |
| not | μὴ | mē | may |
| to have known | ἐπεγνωκέναι | epegnōkenai | ape-ay-gnoh-KAY-nay |
| the | τὴν | tēn | tane |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon | oh-THONE |
| of | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| righteousness, | δικαιοσύνης | dikaiosynēs | thee-kay-oh-SYOO-nase |
| than, | ἢ | ē | ay |
| after they have known | ἐπιγνοῦσιν | epignousin | ay-pee-GNOO-seen |
| turn to it, | ἐπιστρέψαι | epistrepsai | ay-pee-STRAY-psay |
| from | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| holy | παραδοθείσης | paradotheisēs | pa-ra-thoh-THEE-sase |
| commandment | αὐτοῖς | autois | af-TOOS |
| delivered | ἁγίας | hagias | a-GEE-as |
| unto them. | ἐντολῆς | entolēs | ane-toh-LASE |