1 Peter 3:17

American Standard Version (1901)

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

ASV Byzantine Text

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evildoing.

Asang Khongca Bible

Sithaw koehhaih ah om nahaeloe kasae hmuen sak pongah loe, hmuen kahoih sak pongah patangkhang to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A thensai he then ta. Pathen kah kongaih loh a ngaih atah thae lakah patang he then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A thensai he then ta. Pathen kah kongaih loh a ngaih atah thae lakah patang he then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina manao mai ke Akua pela, e aho ko oukou eha ana no ka hana maikai ana, aole no ka hana ino ana.

English Berean Standard Bible

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se volonte Bondye pou nou fè sa ki byen. Menm si nou gen pou n' soufri, li pa vle nou fè sa ki mal.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melius est enim benefacientes (si voluntas Dei velit) pati, quam malefacientes.

Bible in Basic English

Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car il vaut mieux, si la volonté de Dieu le voulait, souffrir en faisant le bien, qu’en faisant le mal ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lépeť jest zajisté, abyste dobře činíce, líbilo-li by se tak vůli Boží, trpěli, nežli zle činíce.

Kosraean Bible

Tuh wo kowos in keok ke sripen orekma wo lowos, fin pa inge ma lungse lun God, liki keok ke sripen kowos oru ma koluk.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Căci este mai bine, dacă este voia lui Dumnezeu, să suferiți pentru că faceți ceea ce este drept decât pentru că faceți răul.

World Portuguese Bible

Pois é melhor, se for a vontade de Deus, que vocês sofram por fazer o que é certo do que por fazer o mal.

Swahili Bible

Maana ni afadhali kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda mema, kama Mungu akipenda, kuliko kuteseka kwa sababu ya kutenda uovu.

Romanian BTF Bible

Fiindcă este mai bine, dacă astfel este voia lui Dumnezeu, să suferiți pentru facere de bine, decât pentru facere de rău.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သု​စ​ရိုက်​ကို​ပြု​သ​ဖြင့်​ဆင်း​ရဲ​ဒုက္ခ​ရောက်​ခြင်း သည်​ဘု​ရား​သ​ခင်​၏​အလို​တော်​အ​ရ​ဖြစ်​လျှင် ယင်း​သည်​ဒု​စ​ရိုက်​ကို​ပြု​ခြင်း​ထက်​ပို​၍ ကောင်း​၏။-

Darby Translation

For [it is] better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers;

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn es ist besser, wenn der Wille Gottes es will, für Gutestun zu leiden, als für Bösestun.

Dutch Bible 1917

Want het is beter, dat gij, weldoende, (indien het de wil van God wil) lijdt, dan kwaad doende.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want het is beter te lijden, zo God het wil, wanneer men goed doet, dan wanneer men kwaad bedrijft.

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè, meglio è che, se pur tale è la volontà di Dio, patiate facendo bene, anzi che facendo male.

Douay-Rheims 1899

For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer, than doing ill.

Geneva Bible 1599

For it is better (if the will of God be so) that ye suffer for well doing, then for euil doing.

Noyes Bible

For it is better, if it be the will of God, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing.

Danish Bible 1931

Thi det er bedre, om det så er Guds Villie, at lide, når man gør godt, end når man gør ondt.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

Me mau, ma i kupur en Kot, komail kamekameki me mau, jan omail kamekameki me jued.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

Me mau, ma i kupur en Kot, komail kamekameki me mau, sang omail kamekameki me sued.

King James Version

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

King James Version + Apocrypha

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

vì nếu ý muốn Đức Chúa Trời dường ấy, thì thà làm điều thiện mà chịu khổ, còn hơn làm điều ác mà chịu khổ vậy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Revised West Version

He ʻoku lelei lahi, ʻo kapau ko e finangalo ʻoe ʻOtua ke pehē, ke mou mamahiʻia koeʻuhi ko e fai lelei, kaeʻoua ʻi he fai kovi

French Ostervald Bible

Car il vaut mieux souffrir, si telle est la volonté de Dieu, en faisant le bien qu'en faisant le mal.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Căci este mai bine, dacă este voia lui Dumnezeu, să suferiți pentru că faceți ceea ce este drept decât pentru că faceți răul.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉar pli bone estus, se tiel volus Dio, suferi pro bonfarado, ol pro malbonfarado.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car il vaut mieux souffrir, si telle est la volonté de Dieu, en faisant le bien qu’en faisant le mal.

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn es ist besser, so es Gottes Wille ist, daß ihr von Wohltat wegen leidet als von Übeltat wegen.

Majority Standard BIble

For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Webster Bible

For it is better, if the will of God is so, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.

Open English Bible (US)

It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.

Revised Version

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Perché è meglio, se pur tale è la volontà di Dio, che soffriate facendo il bene, anziché facendo il male.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car il vaut mieux souffrir en faisant le bien, si telle est la volonté de Dieu, qu’en faisant le mal.

Reina Valera 1909

Porque mejor es que padezcáis haciendo bien, si la voluntad de Dios así lo quiere, que haciendo mal.

Spanish BLL

Porque es mejor sufrir por hacer el bien, si esa es la voluntad de Dios, que por hacer el mal.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque mejor es que padezcáis haciendo el bien, si la voluntad de Dios así lo quiere, que haciendo el mal.

Croatian Bible

Ta uspješnije je trpjeti, ako je to Božja volja, čineći dobro, nego čineći zlo.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer je bolje, ako hoće volja Božija, da stradate dobro čineći, negoli zlo čineći.

Dieri NT

Ngangau morla ngumu nganai, Godali jenia jertapaterinani, ngumu ngankanali ketjaketjala, ja wata madlentji ngankanali.

German Textbibel

Denn es ist besser, mit Gutesthun, wenn es Gottes Wille wäre, zu leiden, als mit Bösesthun.

Tyndale NT

It is better (yf the wyll of God be so) that ye suffre for well doynge then for evyll doynge.

World English Bible

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World English Bible (Catholic)

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World English Bible British Edition

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World English Bible Classic

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World English Bible Updated

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World Messianic Bible

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.

Young's Literal Translation

for [it is] better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

Textus Receptus

Κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλει τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάσχειν, ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

Text-Critical Greek NT

κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

Solid Rock Greek New Testament

Κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ ⸂θέλοι⸃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, πάσχειν, ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

Greek Majority Text NT

κρειττον γαρ αγαθοποιουντασ ει θελοι το θελημα του θεου πασχειν η κακοποιουντασ

Byzantine Greek NT

κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

Tischendorf Greek NT

κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Кэч есте май бине, дакэ аша есте воя луй Думнезеу, сэ суфериць пентру кэ фачець бинеле декыт пентру кэ фачець рэул!

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Лучче бо, коли воля Божа, пострадати за добрі дїла, анїж за дїла лихі;

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Лучче бо, коли воля Божа, пострадати за добрі дїла, анїж за дїла лихі;

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер је боље, ако хоће воља Божија, да страдате добро чинећи, неголи зло чинећи.

Russian Synodal Bible

Ибо, если угодно воле Божией, лучше пострадать за добрые дела, нежели за злые;

Salkinson Hebrew NT

יז כִּי טוֹב לָכֶם לְהִתְעַנּוֹת אִם כֵּן רָצָה הָאֱלֹהִים עֵקֶב עֲשׂוֹת טוֹב מֵאֲשֶׁר תִּתְעַנּוּ עֵקֶב עֲשׂוֹת רָע׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי טוב לכם אם חפץ אלהים הוא אשר תענו בעשותכם הטוב משתענו בעשותכם רע׃

Coptic Boharic NT

ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲈⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ

Coptic NT

ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲗⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّ تَأَلُّمَكُمْ إِنْ شَاءَتْ مَشِيئَةُ ٱللهِ، وَأَنْتُمْ صَانِعُونَ خَيْرًا، أَفْضَلُ مِنْهُ وَأَنْتُمْ صَانِعُونَ شَرًّا.

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا اگر اراده خدا چنین است، نیکوکار بودن و زحمت کشیدن، بهتر است ازبدکردار بودن.

Judson Burmese Bible

ဘုရားသခင့် အလို တော်ရှိလျှင် ၊ သုစရိုက် ကိုပြု၍ ဆင်းရဲ ခံခြင်းသည်၊ ဒုစရိုက် ကိုပြု၍ ခံခြင်းထက် သာ၍ကောင်း ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

선을 행함으로 고난 받는 것이 하나님의 뜻일진대 악을 행함으로 고난 받는 것보다 나으니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

神の御心であるなら、悪を行って苦しむよりも、正しいことを行って苦しむほうがよいのです。

World Chinese Bible

因为，如果这是上帝的旨意，为行善受苦总比为作恶受苦更好。

New Japanese NT

もし、神のみこころなら、善を行なって苦しみを受けるのが、悪を行なって苦しみを受けるよりよいのです。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

神的旨意若是叫你们因行善受苦，总强如因行恶受苦。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

上帝的旨意若是叫你們因行善受苦，總強如因行惡受苦。

Meitei Bible

Maramdi masi Tengban Mapugi aningba oirabadi, aphaba toubagi awaba khaangbana phattaba toubagi awaba khaangbadagi henna phei.

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Tagin first Bible translation based on TEV (Good News)

Holvgabv Pwknvyarnv gv mvnglwk bv ridu mvngdubolo, alvmanv kudungkua rimum svnga alvbv rinam lvgabv hiruhinam si alvyachok nambv ridu,

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Gourmanchéma NT

Kelima li ya tie U Tienu yanbuama ke a tiendi yaala n hani ki laa fala, li hani ki cie han la fala kelima a tiendi yaala n bia po.

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Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Pois é melhor que sofrais fazendo o bem, se assim a vontade de Deus quer, do que fazendo o mal.

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Safwa NT

Shinza sana, Ongolobhe nkaziliha, aje myemba na bhombe aminza kuliko abhombe amabhibhi.

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Mashi Bible

Bulya kuli kukulu okulibuzibwa nka bammuhôla aminjà, akabà kwo Nyamuzinda alonzize, ahâli h’okuhôlwa amabî.

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Daai Chin NT

Akdaw pawh lü nami khuikha cun Pamhnama hlüei ani üngta, akse pawh lü nami khuikha kthaka ta daw bawk ve.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Denn es ist besser, wenn der Wille Gottes es so haben will, ihr leidet für Gutestun, als für Bösestun.

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Tutsa Naga NT

Tiimnge liidi ethih reeraang nang ebah, ese reeraang thoidoh chamnaang kibah eseethoon ang ah Rangte thung angkabah ah.

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Gamo NT

Xoossa shene gidiko inte iitta ootho oothidi waayetanayssyafe lo7o ootho oothidi waayetiko lo7okko.

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Gofa NT

Xoossay gidabaa gidikko iitabaa oothida gisho waaye ekkeyssafe lo77obaa oothida gisho waaye ekkeyssi lo77o.

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Borna NT Latin Version

Ik' shunotso b́ wotiyal it gond fino finar gondo itbek'oniyere sheeng keewo finar gondo it bek'o k'anefe.

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Bugun Bible

Hì ne Hamangkhung-aphuii è yang arone, awie pha rek pha ji diig shii ne wie rek pha ji shii diig pha ji wie ba ro.

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Kuhane NT

Kwina hande, haiva Ireza ulakamina, kuti munyanda cho kupanga vulotu kuhita kupanga vuvi.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Porque es mejor sufrir por hacer el bien, si así es la voluntad de Dios, que por hacer el mal.

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Yao NT

Pakuŵa mmbaya kusauswa kwa ligongo lya kutenda yambone, iŵaga lili lisosa lya Akunnungu, kupunda kusauswa kwa ligongo lya kutenda yangalumbana.

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Mahanji NT

Lunonu finzo, ingave uNguluve inogwa ukhuta mkuvelage khu mbombo inonu, mulekhe ukhukuvelwa ni mbombo imbivi.

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Ndengereko NT

Ni vizuri zaidi mwanaipangite Nn”ungu andapala, kwamba muteseka kwo panga mema kuliko kwo panga mabaya.

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Ngoni NT

Chabwina kung'ahika ndava ya kukita gabwina, ngati chenicho ndi cheigana Chapanga, kuliku kung'ahika ndava ya kukita gahakau.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Porque si es la voluntad de Dios, mejor es que padezcan por hacer el bien que por hacer el mal.

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Sakachep NT

Saloi sin sika tuong nêkin chu Pathien nuomlam anîn chu asa sin sika tuong chu asa uol.

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K’iche’ of Totonicapan NT

We karaj ri Dios kiriq kꞌax, kiriq riꞌ, are katanik kiriq kꞌax rumal ri utzilal ri kibꞌano, cho we kiriq kꞌax rumal ri etzelal ri kibꞌano.

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Soli NT

Caina kunyumfwa byeshikubaba cebo cakwinsa byaina na encalayandanga Lesa, kupita kunyumfwa byeshikubaba cebo ca kwinsa byaipa.

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Text-Critical English NT

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is God's will, than to suffer for doing evil.

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

For im yirtzeh Hashem (if the L-rd wills), it is better to suffer tzoros for doing mitzvot than for doing ra'ah.

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SBL Greek NT

κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ, πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας.

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Eastern Yiddish NT

ווארום עס איז בעסער, אויב דאס איז ה׳ס רצון, צו ליידן פאר טאן גוטס, ווי פאר טאן שלעכטס.

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Juray: ଆଜାଡ଼ି ତଙରନ୍‌ (Bible)

ଇନିଆସନ୍‌ଗାମେଣ୍ଡେନ୍‌ ପରାନ୍‌ସାତ୍ତିନ୍‌ ଆ କାବ୍ବାଡ଼ା ଲୁମ୍‌ଲେ ପରାନ୍‌ଡଣ୍ଡନ୍‌ ଆଡ୍ରେତବନ୍‌ ସିଲଡ୍‌, ଆର୍ପାୟ୍‌ ଇସ୍ୱରନ୍‌ ଆ ଇସ୍ସୁମ୍‌ ଡକୋଏନ୍‌ ଡେନ୍‌, ମନଙ୍‌ କାବ୍ବାଡ଼ାନ୍‌ ଲୁମ୍‌ଲେ ପରାନ୍‌ଡଣ୍ଡନ୍‌ ଆଡ୍ରେତବନ୍‌ ମନଙ୍‌ ।

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Munda NT

ଏତ୍‌କାନ୍‌ କାମି କାମିକେଦ୍‌ତେ ଦୁକୁ ନାମ୍‌ହେତେ, ପାର୍‌ମେଶ୍ୱାର୍‌ଆଃ ମନେଲେକା ବୁଗିନ୍‌ କାମି କାମିକେଦ୍‌ତେ ଦୁକୁ ନାମେତେୟାଃ ବୁଗିନାଃ ତାନାଃ ।

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Desiya NT

କାଇକେବଇଲେ ତମେ ନିକ କାମ୍‌ କଲାର୍‌ ଲାଗି ଦୁକ୍‌ କସ୍‌ଟ ମୁରଚ୍‌ବାକେ ପର୍‌ମେସର୍‌ ଜଦି ମନ୍‌ କଲେ, ସେନ୍ତାରି ଅଇବାଟା ନିକ । କାରାପ୍‌ କରି ଦୁକ୍‌ କସ୍‌ଟ ମୁରଚ୍‌ବା ବାଦୁଲେ, ସେଟା ନିକ ।

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Gata Didayi NT

ନିମାଣ୍ତା ମୈତର୍‌ଇଂ ପେ ଏନ୍‌ ବିସୟ୍ ସିସେ ମ୍ୟାପେଲେଃକେ । ତେସାଃ ତରକ୍‌ ଲାଃଲାପା । ଆତେନ୍‌ ଦଦିଆ ରେମୁଆଁଇଂ ଡିଂଡିଂକ୍ନେ ଦଦିଆ କାମ୍ ନ୍‌ସା ପେ ନିଜେକେ ଡିଂନେ ଆବିଗ୍‌ପା, ନିଜେ ନିମାଣ୍ତା ବିସ୍‌ବାସ୍‌‌ରେ ତର୍‌ବର୍‌ ମାଡିଂଚେ ତରକ୍‌ ଲାଃଲାପା ।

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Bodo Parja: BOPO Bible

ବଃଲେକ୍‌ ଦୁସ୍ଟ୍‌ କାମାର୍‌ ଗିନେ ଦୁକ୍‌ ବୟ୍‌ଗ୍‌ କଃର୍ତା ବାଟା ମଃତର୍‌ ଜଦି ଇସ୍ୱରାର୍‌ ଇଚା ଅୟ୍‌ଦ୍‌, ତଃବେ ସଃତ୍‌କାମ୍‌ କଃରି ଦୁକ୍‌ ବୟ୍‌ଗ୍‌ କଃର୍ତାର୍‌ ନିକ ।

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