ଯୋହନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ର 2:7
ପ୍ରିୟ ବନ୍ଧୁଗଣ !ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ କୌଣସି ନୂତନ ଆଜ୍ଞା ବିଷୟ ରେ ଲେଖୁ ନାହିଁ, ମାତ୍ର ଏହା ସହେି ପୁରାତନ ଆଜ୍ଞା, ଯାହା ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପାଇଅଛ। ଯେଉଁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଶୁଣିଅଛ, ତାହାହିଁ ସହେି ଆଜ୍ଞା।
| Brethren, | Ἀδελφοί, | adelphoi | ah-thale-FOO |
| I write | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| no | ἐντολὴν | entolēn | ane-toh-LANE |
| new | καινὴν | kainēn | kay-NANE |
| commandment | γράφω | graphō | GRA-foh |
| unto you, | ὑμῖν | hymin | yoo-MEEN |
| but | ἀλλ' | all | al |
| an old | ἐντολὴν | entolēn | ane-toh-LANE |
| commandment | παλαιὰν | palaian | pa-lay-AN |
| which | ἣν | hēn | ane |
| ye had | εἴχετε | eichete | EE-hay-tay |
| from | ἀπ' | ap | ap |
| beginning. the | ἀρχῆς· | archēs | ar-HASE |
| The | ἡ | hē | ay |
| ἐντολὴ | entolē | ane-toh-LAY | |
| old | ἡ | hē | ay |
| commandment | παλαιά | palaia | pa-lay-AH |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| the | ὁ | ho | oh |
| word | λόγος | logos | LOH-gose |
| which | ὃν | hon | one |
| ye have heard | ἠκούσατε | ēkousate | ay-KOO-sa-tay |
| from | ἀπ' | ap | ap |
| the beginning. | ἀρχῆς· | archēs | ar-HASE |