1 Corinthians 7:21

American Standard Version (1901)

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.

ASV Byzantine Text

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.

Asang Khongca Bible

Misong ah na oh naah maw ang kawk? Mawn khing hmah: toe na loih thaihaih atue om nahaeloe, loih thaihaih atue to patoh ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Sal la n'khue vaengah nang ham na ngaihuet pawh. Tedae na loeih uh thai coeng oeh atah lat rhoidoeng uh laeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Sal la n'khue vaengah nang ham na ngaihuet pawh. Tedae na loeih uh thai coeng oeh atah lat rhoidoeng uh laeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina i heaia mai oe, e hookanwa ana, mai manao oe ia mea; aka, ina e hiki ke kuu wale ia mai oe, e hele no.

English Berean Standard Bible

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Si ou te esklav lè Bondye te rele ou la, pa chaje tèt ou pou sa. Men, si chans pou ou ou ka vin lib, pwofite chans lan.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Servus vocatus es? non sit tibi curæ: sed et si potes fieri liber, magis utere.

Bible in Basic English

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

As-tu été appelé étant esclave, ne t’en mets pas en peine ; toutefois, si tu peux devenir libre, uses-en plutôt :

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Služebníkem byv, povolán jsi? Nedbej na to. Pakli bys mohl býti svobodný, raději toho užívej.

Kosraean Bible

Ya kom sie mwet kohs ke pacl se God El pangon kom ah? Finne ouingan, mansis; tusruktu fin oasr pacl nu sum in ekla sie mwet sukosok, tuyak eis.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Ați fost chemați fiind robi? Nu lăsa ca acest lucru să te deranjeze, dar dacă ai ocazia să devii liber, folosește-o.

World Portuguese Bible

Você foi chamado sendo escravo? Não deixe que isso o preocupe, mas, se você tiver a oportunidade de se tornar livre, aproveite-a.

Swahili Bible

Je, wewe ulikuwa mtumwa wakati ulipoitwa? Sawa, usijali; lakini ukipata fursa ya kuwa huru, itumie.

Romanian BTF Bible

Ești chemat, să fii rob? Nu te neliniști de aceasta; dar dacă poți fi făcut liber, mai degrabă folosește-te de aceasta.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရွေး​ကောက်​တော်​မူ​ခြင်း​ခံ​ရ​ချိန်​တွင်​သင်​သည် ကျွန်​ဖြစ်​ပါ​လျှင်​ကိစ္စ​မ​ရှိ။ သို့​သော်​ကျွန်​အ​ဖြစ် မှ​လွတ်​မြောက်​ခွင့်​ရ​မည်​ဆို​ပါ​က​ထို​အ​ခွင့် ကို​ယူ​လော့။-

Darby Translation

Hast thou been called [being] a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Bist du als Sklave berufen worden, so laß es dich nicht kümmern; wenn du aber auch frei werden kannst, so benutze es vielmehr.

Dutch Bible 1917

Zijt gij, een dienstknecht zijnde, geroepen, laat u dat niet bekommeren; maar indien gij ook kunt vrij worden, gebruik dat liever.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zijt ge geroepen als slaaf, maak u daarover niet bekommerd; maar zo óók gij vrij kunt worden, maak dan liever van de gelegenheid gebruik.

Italian Diodati Bible

Sei tu stato chiamato, essendo servo? non curartene; ma se pur puoi divenir libero, usa più tosto quella comodità.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Wast thou called, being a bondman? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

Geneva Bible 1599

Art thou called being a seruant? care not for it: but if yet thou maiest be free, vse it rather.

Noyes Bible

Wast thou called being a slave, care not for it; but even if thou canst be made free, use it rather.

Danish Bible 1931

Blev du kaldet som Træl, da lad det ikke bekymre dig, men om du også kan blive fri, da gør hellere Brug deraf! { [*nemlig enten: af Lejligheden til at blive fri, eller: af Trællestand.] }

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

Ma koe paeker ni om ladu, koe der injenjuedeki, a ma koe pan kak maioda jan, ari pil me mau.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

Ma koe paeker ni om ladu, koe der insensuedeki, a ma koe pan kak maioda sang, ari pil me mau.

King James Version

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ngươi đương làm tôi mọi mà được gọi chăng? Chớ lấy làm lo; song nếu ngươi có thể được tự do, thì hãy nhân dịp đó là hơn.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

Revised West Version

Kuo ui ko e ʻoku ke pōpula? ʻOua naʻa ke tokanga ki ai: pea kapau ʻoku ke mafai ke ke tauʻatāina, ke fai ia.

French Ostervald Bible

As-tu été appelé étant esclave? ne t'en mets point en peine; mais si tu peux devenir libre, profites-en plutôt.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Ați fost chemați fiind robi? Nu lăsa ca acest lucru să te deranjeze, dar dacă ai ocazia să devii liber, folosește-o.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉu vi estas vokita, estante sklavo? ne ĉagreniĝu pro tio; sed se vi povas liberiĝi, tion uzu prefere.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

As-tu été appelé étant esclave, ne t’en inquiète pas; mais si tu peux devenir libre, profites-en plutôt.

German Luther Bible 1912

Bist du als Knecht berufen, sorge dich nicht; doch, kannst du frei werden, so brauche es viel lieber.

Majority Standard BIble

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

Webster Bible

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. No, even if you are able to gain your freedom, still do your best.

Open English Bible (US)

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. No, even if you are able to gain your freedom, still do your best.

Revised Version

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: but if thou canst become free, use it rather.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Sei tu stato chiamato essendo schiavo? Non curartene, ma se puoi divenir libero è meglio valerti dell’opportunità.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Étais-tu esclave lorsque tu as été appelé ? Ne t’en inquiète pas ; mais si tu as l’occasion de devenir libre, profites-en.

Reina Valera 1909

¿Eres llamado siendo siervo? no se te dé cuidado: mas también si puedes hacerte libre, procúralo más.

Spanish BLL

¿Fuiste llamado siendo siervo? No dejes que eso te moleste, pero si tienes la oportunidad de ser libre, aprovéchala.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¿Fuiste llamado siendo siervo? No dejes que eso te moleste, pero si tienes la oportunidad de ser libre, aprovéchala.

Croatian Bible

Jesi li pozvan kao rob? Ne brini! Nego, ako i možeš postati slobodan, radije se okoristi.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jesi li pozvan rob, ne brini se; nego ako i možeš svoj biti, još radije budi.

Dieri NT

Jidni kanaia mili matja karkana, wata manujeli ngundrau, jidni ngurunguru nganai kurakaterila, kurakateriau!

German Textbibel

Bist du als Sklave berufen? laß dichs nicht anfechten; und wenn du auch frei werden kannst, so bleibe nur um so lieber dabei.

Tyndale NT

Arte thou called a servaut? care not for it. Neverthelesse yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather.

World English Bible

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World English Bible British Edition

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World English Bible Classic

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World English Bible Updated

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World Messianic Bible

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

Young's Literal Translation

a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use [it] rather;

Textus Receptus

Δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; Μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ᾿ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

Text-Critical Greek NT

δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

Solid Rock Greek New Testament

Δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; Μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

Greek Majority Text NT

δουλοσ εκληθησ μη σοι μελετω αλλ ει και δυνασαι ελευθεροσ γενεσθαι μαλλον χρησαι

Byzantine Greek NT

δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

Tischendorf Greek NT

δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Ай фост кемат кынд ерай роб? Сэ ну те нелиништешть де лукрул ачеста, дар, дакэ поць сэ ажунӂь слобод, фолосеште-те.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Невільником ти покликаний? не журись; а коли можна й вільним стати ся, раднїще (тим) користуй ся.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Невільником ти покликаний? не журись; а коли можна й вільним стати ся, раднїще (тим) користуй ся.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јеси ли позван роб, не брини се; него ако и можеш свој бити, још радије буди.

Russian Synodal Bible

Рабом ли ты призван, не смущайся; но если и можешь сделаться свободным, то лучшим воспользуйся.

Salkinson Hebrew NT

כא אִם־נִקְרֵאתָ בִּהְיוֹתְךָ עֶבֶד אַל־תִּדְאַג וְאִם־תַּשִּׂיג יָדְךָ לָצֵאת לַחָפְשִׁי טוֹב־לָךְ כִּי תֵצֵא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

אם נקראת בהיותך עבד אל ירע בעיניך אלא אם תשיג ידך לצאת לחפשי בחר בזה׃

Coptic Boharic NT

ⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘϨⲈ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ.

Coptic NT

ⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲓ ⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ..

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

دُعِيتَ وَأَنْتَ عَبْدٌ فَلَا يَهُمَّكَ. بَلْ وَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَصِيرَ حُرًّا فَٱسْتَعْمِلْهَا بِٱلْحَرِيِّ.

Old Persion Version Bible

اگر در غلامی خوانده شدی تو را باکی نباشد، بلکه اگر هم می‌توانی آزاد شوی، آن را اولی تر استعمال کن.

Judson Burmese Bible

အစေခံ ကျွန်ဖြစ်၍ခေါ်တော်မူခြင်းကျေးဇူးကို ခံရ လျှင် စိုးရိမ် ခြင်းမ ရှိနှင့်။ သို့သော်လည်း လွတ် ခြင်းသို့ ရောက် နိုင်လျှင် လွတ် ရသော အခွင့်ကိုသာ၍ သုံးဆောင် လော့။

Korean Bible 1910

네가 종으로 있을 때에 부르심을 받았느냐 염려하지 말라 그러나 자유할 수 있거든 차라리 사용하라

Japanese Freedom Bible

奴隷の身で召されましたか。それを気にしてはいけません。ただし、自由になれる機会があるなら、その機会を生かしなさい。

World Chinese Bible

你蒙召时是奴仆吗？不要因此忧虑；但如果你有机会得自由，就利用这个机会。

New Japanese NT

奴隷の状態で召されたのなら、それを気にしてはいけません。しかし、もし自由の身になれるなら、むしろ自由になりなさい。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

你是作奴隶蒙召的吗？不要因此忧虑；若能以自由，就求自由更好。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

你是作奴隸蒙召的嗎？不要因此憂慮；若能以自由，就求自由更好。

Meitei Bible

Tengban Mapuna nahakpu koubiba matam aduda nahak minai oirambra? Maduna nahakpu wahandasanu; adubu nahakna ningtambagi khudongchaba phanglabadi, madu sijinnou.

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Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News)

Pwknvyarnv nam nyira gubv rimu tvvla gokpv boloka um no dwkma bvka. Vbvritola no ajarabi bv ridubv agi paapv bolo um rinv nvtoka.

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Gourmanchéma NT

A ya den tie yonbo U Tienu n yini a ya yogunu, lan da yagi a yama. Ama a ya baa fidi ki faabi, han moandi.

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Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Foste tu chamado sendo escravo? Não te preocupes com isto ; mas se tu podes te tornares livre, aproveita.

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Safwa NT

Uhali muwomba mbombo amasala Ungolobhe lwahakwizizye? Usahasaje ahusu elyo. Nkashele uwajie awe huru wombanga shesho.

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Mashi Bible

Ka wali mujà erhi ohamagalwa? Orhacîyîrhiraga okwo. Ciru wankabà ohashire okurhenga omu bujà, olonze obunguke mw’obwo bwôrhere bwâwe bw’o­bujà.

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Daai Chin NT

Mpyaa nami kyak ham üng Pamhnam naw a ning jah khü ni. Ia käh ngai ua; lätnak vai akyak üng sumei ua.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Bist du als Sklave berufen worden, so sei deshalb ohne Sorge! Kannst du aber frei werden, so benütze es lieber.

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Tutsa Naga NT

Rangte ih poon tahan adoh dah tam angtan? Emah ang an bah uh ese mabah uh ethih nakchoh an; enoothong sen loong ah maama pongwan angsuh saapoot cholan bah, emah ang an .

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Gamo NT vv. 21–22

Ammaniza wode ne aylee? Ne hessas daro metotopa; wozistana danda7iko wozista. Gaasoyka ayle gidi dishe Goda ammanidadey izi Goda goqakko. Hessaththoka ammaniza wode goqa gidonttadey izi Kiristoosas ayllekko.

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Gofa NT

Xoossay nena xeegiya wode neeni aylle? Aykkoy baawa hessas un77ettofa. Shin neeni aylletethafe la77a keyanaw dandda7ikko yeda keya.

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Borna NT Latin Version

Ik'o neen b́ s'eegor guutse nteshi? Nwotiyalor eegor woteratse, mansh kic'k'aye, nas' keshi goo ndatsitka wotiyal goo man neesh beshk'aye.

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Bugun Bible

Hamangkhung-aphuii è nathek shii ho mage shii nathek ne khiao bey? Wie, buii anow chid rabo; jishii nathek shii ichad rey pha jo um shii, rek bo.

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Kuhane NT

Kena uvali u muhikane Ireeza cho kusupa? Sanzi u vileli ku wamana nezo. Kono heva no wola ku va yo sumunikite, u hinde vulotu vwa teni.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

¿Fuiste llamado siendo esclavo? No te preocupes; pero si puedes hacerte libre, aprovecha la oportunidad.

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Yao NT

Ana mwaŵilanjikwe nli kapolo? Nkaikosya, nachiŵamuno nkwete lipesa lya kuŵa mundu jwanganintaŵikwa nambo ntumiye lye lipesa kupanganya yambone.

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Mahanji NT

Ukhale suhiwa uNguluve wakhela ngile? Usite ukhusaga ungave wiwesya uva huru, vomba ewo.

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Ndengereko NT

Ubile mmanda muda Nnongo akukemile? Kana ujali kuhusu lee. Lakini mana waweza kuwa huru, panga nyoo.

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Ngoni NT

Wu, veve wavili wamvanda pewakemeliwi na Chapanga? Koto kuyoma, nambu ngati ukapatayi fwasi ya kuvya waka kita chenicho.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

¿Fuiste llamado esclavo? No te preocupes. Pero si puedes ser libre, más bien aprovecha.

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Sakachep NT

Pathien'n nang a koi han suoka om mo ni ni? Asa, mindon no roh; hannirese, jôkna zora na manin chu mang roh.

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT

We at ajchak rech jun chik xuqujeꞌ are kabꞌan rech pa awiꞌ man kakꞌaxir taj awanimaꞌ. We kꞌu katkwinik katel pa uqꞌabꞌ ri kabꞌan rech pa awiꞌ, jeꞌlik riꞌ.

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Soli NT

Sena mwalikuba basha cindi ncalamukuwa Lesa? Kamutapenga! Nomba na mukuteko colwe ca kusunguluka sebenseshani colwe cilico.

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Text-Critical English NT

Were yoʋ a slave when yoʋ were called? Do not be concerned about it, but if yoʋ are able to become free, make the most of the opportunity.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

If while a bond servant you were called, do not let it consume you, although if you can gain your deror (freedom, liberty), do so.

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SBL Greek NT

Δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλʼ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.

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Eastern Yiddish NT

ביסטו בארופן געווארן אלס א קנעכט? מאך דיר נישט קיין דאגות דעריבער; נאר אויב דו קענסט באפרייט ווערן, נוץ עס ליבער אויס.

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Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible)

ଆମ୍ୱେନ୍‌ କମ୍ୱାରିନ୍‌ ଏଡ୍ରକୋଲନ୍‌ ଆଡିଡ୍‌ ଇସ୍ୱରନ୍‌ ଆମ୍ୱେଞ୍ଜିଆଡଙ୍‌ ଓଡ୍ଡେଲବେନ୍‌ ପଙ୍‌ ? ଏଇଃୟମ୍‌ଡଙ୍‌, ଆର୍ପାୟ୍‌ ଆଙ୍ଗା ଆମ୍ୱେନ୍‌ ଅନୁରନ୍‌ ଏଞାଙ୍‌ତେ, ତିଆଡିଡ୍‌ ଆମ୍ୱେନ୍‌ ରବ୍‌ୟଙ୍‌ନାବା ।

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Munda NT

ପାର୍‌ମେଶ୍ୱାର୍‌ କେଡ଼ାକେଦ୍‌ପେ ଇମ୍‌ତା ଚିନାଃ ଆପେ ଦାସିପେ ତାଇକେନା ? ଠାଉକାଗିୟା, ମନ୍‌ରେ ଆଲ୍‌ପେ ଦୁକୁଃଆ, ମେନ୍‌ଦ ଆପେ ତନଲ୍‌ଏତେ ରାଡ଼ାଅଃ ନାଗେନ୍ତେ ବୁଗିନ୍‌ ନେଡା ନେଲ୍‌କାତେପେ ।

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Desiya NT

ପର୍‌ମେସର୍‌ ତମ୍‌କେ ଡାକ୍‌ଲାବେଲେ ତମେ କାଇ ଗତିଦାଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଡା ରଇଲାସ୍‌ କି ? ସେ ବିସଇନେଇ ମନ୍‌ଦୁକ୍‌ କରାନାଇ । ଜଦି ତର୍‌ ସାଉକାର୍‌ ତକେ ମୁକ୍‌ଲାଇଲାନି, ତେବେ ଉଟିଜା ।

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Gata Didayi NT

ଇସ୍‌ପର୍ ୱାନେ ବେଲା ପେ ମେଃମେଃନେ ଗତିରେ ପେଲେଃଗେ ? ତେନ୍‌ସା ମନ୍ କସ୍ଟ ଆଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ପା ଜଦି ମେଃଡିଗ୍‌ ଉପାୟ୍‍ରେ ତାର୍‍ ପେୟାଏ ତେଲା ଆତେନ୍‌ ସୁଜଗ୍‌କେ ସତ୍‌ ବେବଆର୍‌ ଡିଙ୍ଗ୍‌ପା ।

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Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible

ତୁମି କି ଗତିଦଃଙ୍ଗ୍‌ଳା ଅୟ୍‌ କୁଦାୟ୍‌ ଅୟ୍‌ ଆଚାସ୍‌ ? ଦୁକ୍‌ କଃରାନାୟ୍‌; ମଃତର୍‌ ଜଃବେ ମୁକ୍ଳୁକ୍‌ ବାଟ ହାଉଆସ୍‌, ତଃବେ ସେ ଅବୁସ୍ତାକ୍‌ ବେବାର୍‌ କଃରା ।

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