Verse 12

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at de ikke skulle tjene seg selv, men oss, med de tingene som nå er kunngjort for dere gjennom dem som forkynte evangeliet for dere ved Den Hellige Ånd, sendt ned fra himmelen; disse tingene lengter englene etter å se nærmere på.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at de ikke tjente seg selv, men dere, da de forkynte dette for dere som nå er blitt forkynt av dem som forkynner evangeliet ved den Hellige Ånd, sendt fra himmelen; angående dette ønsker englene å se.

  • Norsk King James

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var for dem selv, men for oss, at de delte sannhetene som nå blir fortalt til dere av dem som har forkynt evangeliet ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt ned fra himmelen; disse tingene er englene ivrige etter å se nærmere på.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at de ikke tjente seg selv, men dere, i det som nå er blitt kunngjort for dere av dem som har forkynt dere evangeliet ved den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen, noe selv englene ønsker å skue inn i.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    For det ble åpenbart at det ikke var seg selv, men dere de tjente med det som nå er blitt forkynt dere ved dem som har forkynt evangeliet for dere ved den Hellige Ånd utsendt fra himmelen – det som engler trakter etter å skue inn i.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    For dem ble det åpenbart at de ikke tjente seg selv, men dere, med det som nå er forkynt for dere gjennom dem som ved Den Hellige Ånd, sendt fra himmelen, har forkynt evangeliet for dere, ting som engler lengter etter å se.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det var ikke for seg selv, men for oss de tjente med de ting som nå er forkynt for dere ved dem som ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen har forkynt evangeliet for dere; ting som englene lengter etter å skue inn i.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    For det ble åpenbart for dem at de ikke forkynte for seg selv, men for oss, de ting som nå blir gjort kjent for dere gjennom dem som har forkynnet evangeliet for dere med den Hellige Ånd sendt ned fra himmelen; slike ting ønsker englene å granske.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var seg selv, men dere de tjente med de tingene som nå er forkynt dere av dem som har brakt dere evangeliet ved Den Hellige Ånd, sendt fra himmelen; dette er ting som englene ønsker å få innblikk i.

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

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var seg selv, men dere de tjente med de tingene som nå er forkynt dere av dem som har brakt dere evangeliet ved Den Hellige Ånd, sendt fra himmelen; dette er ting som englene ønsker å få innblikk i.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var seg selv de tjente, men dere, i det som nå er blitt forkynt dere ved dem som har forkynt evangeliet til dere ved Den Hellige Ånd, sendt fra himmelen—det som selv engler trakter etter å skue inn i.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at de ikke tjente seg selv, men dere, da de forkynte dette for dere gjennom dem som ved Den Hellige Ånd, utsendt fra himmelen, forkynte evangeliet for dere, - ting som engler attrår å skue inn i.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    thi det var dem aabenbaret, at de tjente ikke sig selv, men os i dette, som nu er blevet eder kundgjort af dem, der have forkyndt eder Evangelium formedelst den Hellig-Aand, som blev sendt af Himmelen; hvilke Ting Englene begjære at gjennemskue.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var for deres egen skyld, men for vår skyld de betjente det som nå er blitt forkynt for dere, av de som har forkynt evangeliet for dere ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen, noe som englene ønsker å se inn i.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var for deres egen del, men for dere de tjente med disse ting, som nå er blitt forkynt for dere ved dem som ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen har forkynt evangeliet for dere; ting som engler lengter etter å skue inn i.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det var ikke for seg selv, men for dere de tjente med disse budskapene som nå er blitt forkynt for dere, ved dem som i Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen har forkynt evangeliet for dere. Dette er ting som englene ønsker å se inn i.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Det ble åpenbart for dem at det ikke var for deres egen del, men for dere, de tjente disse ting, som nå er kunngjort for dere av dem som forkynte evangeliet for dere ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen; hvilke ting engler ønsker å se inn i.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Og det ble klart for disse profetene at de var Guds tjenere ikke for seg selv, men for dere, for å meddele de tingene som nå har nådd deres ører fra de som forkynner det gode budskap ved Den Hellige Ånd sendt fra himmelen; ting som selv engler ønsker å se.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    vnto which Prophetes it was declared that not vnto them selves but vnto vs they shuld minister the thinges which are now shewed vnto you of them which by ye holy goost sent doune fro heven have preached vnto you the thinges which the angels desyre to beholde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Vnto the which (prophetes) it was declared, that not vnto them selues, but vnto vs they shulde mynister the thinges which are now shewed vnto you, by them which thorow ye holy goost sent downe from heauen, haue preached vnto you the thinges which the angels delyte to beholde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Unto which prophetes it was also declared, that not vnto them selues, but vnto vs, they shoulde minister ye thinges which are nowe shewed vnto you of them, which by the holy ghost sent downe from heauen, haue in the Gospell preached vnto you, the thynges which the Angels desire to beholde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.

Referenced Verses

  • John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,
  • Dan 8:13 : 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one speaking, 'How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?'
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised. 40 Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.
  • Rev 5:11 : 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
  • Dan 12:5-6 : 5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. 6 One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, "How long will it be until the end of these wondrous things?"
  • Dan 12:9 : 9 He replied, "Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end."
  • Dan 12:13 : 13 But as for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.
  • Joel 2:28 : 28 And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been committed to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.'
  • Luke 2:26 : 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
  • Luke 9:6 : 6 So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  • Exod 25:20 : 20 The cherubim shall have their wings outstretched upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces shall be toward each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 If you turn at my correction, behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
  • Isa 11:2-6 : 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his hips. 6 The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat. The calf, the lion, and the fatted cattle will be together, and a little child will lead them.
  • Isa 32:15 : 15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.
  • Isa 44:3-5 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring. 4 They will sprout up like grass among the meadows, like willows by flowing streams. 5 One will say, 'I belong to the LORD,' another will call on the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, 'Belonging to the LORD,' and will honor the name of Israel.
  • Isa 53:1 : 1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
  • Dan 2:19 : 19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision during the night. And Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
  • Dan 2:22 : 22 He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
  • Dan 2:28-29 : 28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions in your mind as you lay on your bed are as follows. 29 As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind while on your bed about what would happen in the future, and He who reveals mysteries has made known to you what is to come.
  • Dan 2:47 : 47 The king spoke to Daniel, saying, "Truly, your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."
  • John 16:7-9 : 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your benefit that I am going away. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify me because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 Everything that the Father has is mine. This is why I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
  • Acts 2:2-4 : 2 Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
  • Acts 2:17-18 : 17 ‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  • Acts 2:33 : 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  • Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'
  • Acts 4:31 : 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
  • Acts 8:25 : 25 When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news to many Samaritan villages.
  • Acts 10:44 : 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.
  • Acts 16:10 : 10 After Paul saw the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
  • Rom 1:15 : 15 So I am eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
  • Rom 1:17 : 17 For in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'
  • Rom 10:15 : 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of peace, who bring the good news of good things!”
  • Rom 15:19 : 19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 2:10 : 10 Now God has revealed these things to us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
  • 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 sealed us, and placed the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
  • 2 Cor 6:6 : 6 in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love;
  • Gal 1:12 : 12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 1:16 : 16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,
  • 1 Pet 1:25 : 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever." And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
  • Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
  • Dan 10:1 : 1 In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. He understood the message and had insight into the vision.
  • 1 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
  • Heb 2:4 : 4 God also bore witness with signs and wonders and various miracles, and by distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will.
  • Heb 4:2 : 2 For we have also received the good news, just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, because it was not united with faith in those who heard it.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.