Verse 16

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For selv om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingenting å rose meg av; for nødvendigheten hviler på meg; ja, ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For hvis jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ikke noe å skryte av; for jeg er presset av nød; ve meg, hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Norsk King James

  For selv om jeg forkynner evangeliet, er det ikke noe jeg kan skryte av; for nødvendigheten hviler på meg; ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen ros av det, for nødvendigheten ligger på meg. Ja, ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ikke noe å rose meg av; for nød er lagt på meg. Ja, ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For når jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til stolthet, for jeg er tvunget til å forkynne. Ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For selv om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å skryte, for det er en nødvendighet som er lagt på meg. Ja, ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For selv om jeg forkynner evangeliet, er det ingenting jeg kan skryte av; nødvendigheten hviler over meg – ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• gpt4.5-preview

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å rose meg; for det hviler en nødvendighet på meg. Ja, ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å rose meg; for det hviler en nødvendighet på meg. Ja, ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å rose meg, for jeg er forpliktet på det. Ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For om jeg forkynner evangeliet, er det ingen grunn til selvros, for det er en nødvendighet som er lagt på meg. Ve meg hvis jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi om jeg prædiker Evangelium, er det mig ingen Ros; thi Nødvendighed paaligger mig. Ja vee mig, dersom jeg ikke prædiker Evangelium!

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For selv om jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingenting å rose meg av, for det er en nødvendighet som er pålagt meg. Ja, ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For hvis jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å rose meg; for det er en nødvendighet som er lagt på meg. For ve meg, om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For hvis jeg forkynner evangeliet, er det ingen grunn til å rose seg av det; for jeg er nødt til det, og ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hvis jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ikke noe å rose meg av; for det er en nødvendighet som ligger på meg; og ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For hvis jeg forkynner evangeliet, har jeg ingen grunn til å skryte, fordi jeg er forpliktet til å gjøre det. Ve meg om jeg ikke forkynner evangeliet!

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  In that I preache the gospell I have nothinge to reioyce of. For necessite is put vnto me. Wo is it vnto me yf I preache not the gospell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For in that I preach the Gospell, I neade not boost my selfe, for I must nedes do it. And wo vnto me, yff I preach not the Gospell.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For though I preach the Gospel, I haue nothing to reioyce of: for necessitie is laid vpon me, and woe is vnto me, if I preach not the Gospel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For if I preache the Gospell, I haue nothyng to reioyce of: for necessitie is layde vpon me. But wo is vnto me if I preache not the Gospell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For if I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Gospel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for if I may proclaim good news, it is no glorying for me, for necessity is laid upon me, and wo is to me if I may not proclaim good news;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me, if I don't preach the Good News.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:14 : 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to non-Greeks, both to the wise and to the foolish.
• Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.
• Luke 9:62 : 62 Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
• Acts 4:20 : 20 'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'
• Acts 9:6 : 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."
• Acts 26:16-20 : 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you. 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them, 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me. 19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. 20 Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe to me! For I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts."
• Jer 1:17 : 17 But you, prepare yourself; rise and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
• Jer 20:7 : 7 LORD, you deceived me, and I was deceived. You overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
• Jer 20:9 : 9 But if I say, 'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.
• Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?
• Amos 7:15 : 15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.'
• Rom 15:17 : 17 Therefore, I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
• Col 4:17 : 17 And say to Archippus, 'Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it.'
• Rom 4:2 : 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God.