Verse 18

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For dere vet at dere ikke ble kjøpt fri med forgjengelige ting, med sølv eller gull, fra deres forgjengelige ferd som dere fikk fra fedrene;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Vit at dere ikke ble frelst fra deres forgjengelige liv med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull;

• Norsk King James

  For dere vet at dere ikke ble kjøpt fri med forgjengelige ting, som sølv og gull, fra deres meningsløse liv;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  for dere vet at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, dere ble løskjøpt fra den tomme livsførselen som ble overlevert fra fedrene,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For dere vet at dere ikke ble løskjøpt med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, fra deres tomme ferd som var arvet fra fedrene,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For dere vet at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting, sølv eller gull, dere ble frikjøpt fra deres tomme ferd, arvet fra fedrene,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For dere vet at dere ikke ble kjøpt fri med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull fra den tomme livsførsel arvet fra fedrene,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  for dere vet at dere ikke ble løst inn med forgjengelige ting som sølv og gull, fra den tomme livsførselen dere arvet fra deres fedre.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dere vet jo at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull dere ble frikjøpt fra det tomme liv dere arvet fra fedrene,

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

  Dere vet jo at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull dere ble frikjøpt fra det tomme liv dere arvet fra fedrene,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dere vet at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, dere ble frikjøpt fra den meningsløse ferd som var arvet fra fedrene,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  for dere vet at dere ikke med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, ble forløst fra deres dårlige livsførsel, arvet fra fedrene,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  vidende, at I ikke med forkrænkelige Ting, Sølv eller Guld, ere forløste fra eders forfængelige Omgjængelse, som Fædrene have overantvordet eder,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For dere vet at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, dere ble løskjøpt fra det meningsløse liv dere arvet fra fedrene,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  for dere vet at dere ikke ble kjøpt fri med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, fra den tomme ferd som dere arvet fra fedrene,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere vet at det ikke var med forgjengelige ting, som sølv eller gull, dere ble utfridd fra den tomme ferd som var overlevert dere fra fedrene,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dere vet at dere ikke ble gjenløst med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull, fra deres fåfengte ferd nedarvet fra fedrene,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Etter å ha visst at dere er frigjort fra den tomme levemåten som var arvet fra deres forfedre, ikke gjennom betaling med forgjengelige ting som sølv eller gull,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For as moche as ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible sylver and golde from youre vayne conversacion which ye receaved by the tradicions of the fathers:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and knowe, that ye were not redemed wt corruptible syluer and golde, from youre vayne conuersacion (which ye receaued by the tradicios of the fathers)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Knowing that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation, receiued by the traditions of the fathers,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Forasmuch as ye knowe, howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges, as siluer and golde, from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  having known that, not with corruptible things -- silver or gold -- were ye redeemed from your foolish behaviour delivered by fathers,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

• World English Bible (2000)

  knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 6:20 : 20 You were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body and spirit, which are God's.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
• Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• Eph 4:17 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.
• Jer 44:17 : 17 Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. At that time, we had plenty of food, prospered, and experienced no disaster.
• Ezek 20:18 : 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Do not follow the statutes of your fathers, do not observe their ordinances, and do not defile yourselves with their idols.
• Amos 2:4 : 4 This is what the LORD says: 'For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept His statutes. Their lies have led them astray, lies after which their ancestors walked.'
• Ps 62:10 : 10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
• Jer 4:11 : 11 At that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A scorching wind from the barren heights of the desert blows toward the daughter of my people—not to winnow or cleanse.
• Jer 9:14 : 14 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I will feed this people with bitter food and give them poisoned water to drink.'
• Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
• 1 Cor 7:23 : 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
• Ps 39:6 : 6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
• Matt 15:2-3 : 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors did. 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have betrayed and murdered him—
• Acts 19:34-35 : 34 But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 35 When the city clerk had calmed the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image that fell from heaven?
• Rom 1:21 : 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
• 1 Cor 3:20 : 20 And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
• Ps 49:7-8 : 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches— 8 no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—
• Zech 1:4-6 : 4 Do not be like your ancestors, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: 'This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.' But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'