Verse 15

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For dette er Guds vilje, at dere ved gode gjerninger kan tause uvitende mennesker.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For slik er Guds vilje; ved å gjøre godt skulle dere ha taushet på de uforstandige menneskers uvitenhet.

• Norsk King James

  For slik er Guds vilje, at ved å gjøre det gode skal dere få uvitenhetens stemme tystet blant de dumme menneskene:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For slik er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre det gode skal bringe uvitenheten til de uforstandige mennesker til taushet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For så er Guds vilje, at ved å gjøre godt kan dere bringe uforstandige mennesker uvitenhet til taushet.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For dette er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre godt skal bringe til taushet de uforstandige menneskers uvitenhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For slik er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre godt kan bringe til taushet uforstandige menneskers uvitenhet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For slik er Guds vilje, at med gode gjerninger skal dere tie den dårskaps uvitenhet hos de uforstandige.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For slik er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre det gode skal bringe uforstandige menneskers uvitenhet til taushet.

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

  For slik er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre det gode skal bringe uforstandige menneskers uvitenhet til taushet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dette er Guds vilje, at ved å gjøre godt kan dere sette en stopper for uforskammede menns uvitenhet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For slik er Guds vilje: ved å gjøre godt skal dere bringe uvitenheten hos uforstandige mennesker til taushet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi saaledes er det Guds Villie, at I, ved at gjøre det Gode, skulle bringe de daarlige Menneskers Vankundighed til at tie,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For slik er Guds vilje, at ved å gjøre godt kan dere bringe til taushet de uvitende og tankeløse mennesker.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For dette er Guds vilje, at ved å gjøre godt kan du bringe uvitende og tåpelige mennesker til stillhet:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For slik er Guds vilje: At dere gjør godt og bringer de uvitende til taushet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dette er Guds vilje, at dere ved å gjøre godt skal bringe de uvettige menneskers uforstand til taushet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For det er Guds vilje at ved å gjøre godt skal dere bringe til taushet uviten og dumskap hos uforstandige mennesker.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For so is the will of god that ye put to sylence the ygnorancie of the folyshe men:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For so is the will of God, that ye with well doynge shulde put to sylence the ignoraunce of folishmen:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For so is the wyll of God, that with well doyng, ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

• World English Bible (2000)

  For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
• Eph 6:6-7 : 6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 These people, however, are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They speak abusively about things they do not understand, and in their destruction, they too will be destroyed.
• Jude 1:10 : 10 These people speak abusively about what they do not understand, and what they do understand by instinct—like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them.
• Ps 107:42 : 42 The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.
• Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave your simple ways and live; walk in the way of understanding."
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.
• Matt 7:26 : 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
• 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.
• Gal 3:1 : 1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes, Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Job 2:10 : 10 But he replied, 'You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?' In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
• Matt 25:2 : 2 Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
• Deut 32:6 : 6 Is this how you repay the LORD, you foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator, the One who made you and established you?
• Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• Ps 5:5 : 5 For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil cannot dwell with You.