Verse 15

It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor er det ingen stor sak om hans tjenere også omformer seg som rettferdighets tjenere; hvis ende skal bli i henhold til deres gjerninger.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Så er det heller ikke merkelig om også hans tjenere forvandler seg til tjenere for rettferdighet; deres endelige skjebne vil bli bestemt i henhold til sine gjerninger.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor er det ingen stor ting hvis hans tjenere har blitt forvandlet til tjenere for rettferdighet; hvis enden deres skal være i samsvar med deres gjerninger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor er det ikke overraskende at også hans tjenere viser seg som rettferdighets tjenere; men deres ende skal være i henhold til deres gjerninger.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor er det ikke stort om hans tjenere også forvandler seg til rettferdighetens tjenere; hvis ende skal være etter deres gjerninger.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så det er ikke stort om også hans tjenere forkler seg som rettferdighetens tjenere. Deres ende vil bli i samsvar med deres gjerninger.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det er derfor ikke noe stort at hans tjenere også later som de er rettferdighetens tjenere. Deres ende skal være i samsvar med deres gjerninger.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor er det ikke noe stort om hans tjenere også forvandles til tjenere av rettferdighet; deres slutt skal ifølge deres gjerninger.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Derfor er det ingen stor sak om også hans tjenere omskaper seg til rettferdighetens tjenere; deres slutt skal være etter deres gjerninger.

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

  Derfor er det ingen stor sak om også hans tjenere omskaper seg til rettferdighetens tjenere; deres slutt skal være etter deres gjerninger.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er derfor ingen stor sak om også hans tjenere forkler seg som rettferdighetens tjenere. Deres ende skal være i samsvar med deres gjerninger.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor er det heller ikke noe merkelig om hans tjenere også later seg som rettferdighetens tjenere; deres ende skal være etter deres gjerninger.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  derfor er det ikke synderligt, om ogsaa hans Tjenere paatage sig Skikkelse som Retfærdigheds Tjenere; men deres Ende skal være efter deres Gjerninger.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor er det ikke noe stort om hans tjenere også utgir seg for å være rettferdighetens tjenere; deres ende vil bli slik deres gjerninger fortjener.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er derfor ikke så rart om hans tjenere også utgir seg for å være rettferdighetens tjenere. Deres slutt vil være i samsvar med deres gjerninger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så ikke noe stort om også hans tjenere forvandler seg til rettferdighetens tjenere. Deres slutt vil være etter deres gjerninger.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er derfor ikke noe stort om hans tjenere også later som de er rettferdighetens tjenere, hvis ende vil bli i henhold til deres gjerninger.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så det er ikke noe stort om hans tjenere gir seg ut for å være rettferdighetens tjenere; deres ende vil være lønn for deres gjerninger.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Therfore it is no great thynge though his ministers fassion them selves as though they were the ministers of rightewesnes: whose ende shalbe acordynge to their dedes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore is it no greate thinge, though his mymisters fashion them selues as though they were the preachers of righteousnes, whose ende shalbe acordinge to their dedes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers transforme themselues, as though they were the ministers of righteousnes, whose end shall be according to their workes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore it is no great thyng though his ministers be transfourmed as the ministers of righteousnesse, whose ende shalbe accordyng to their workes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So it is no great thing if his servants make themselves seem to be servants of righteousness; whose end will be the reward of their works.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
• 2 Cor 3:9 : 9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness far exceeds it in glory.
• Jer 23:14-15 : 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Jude 1:10-13 : 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. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
• Rev 9:11 : 11 They had a king over them, the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, he is called Apollyon (the Destroyer).
• Rev 13:2 : 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority.
• Rev 13:14 : 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
• Rev 19:19-21 : 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and His army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
• Rev 20:2-3 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
• Rev 20:7-9 : 7 When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. 8 He will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• 2 Kgs 5:13 : 13 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he says to you, “Wash and be cleansed”? '
• Isa 9:14-15 : 14 The elders and dignitaries are the head; the prophets who teach lies are the tail. 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.' 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 29:32 : 32 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will not have anyone dwelling among this people, nor will he see the good that I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.
• Ezek 13:10-15 : 10 Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash, 11 say to those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be a flooding rain, hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break it. 12 When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’ 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a stormy wind. In my anger, there will be flooding rain, and hailstones in fury will bring about destruction. 14 I will break down the wall that you plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. It will collapse, and you will perish within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 15 So I will pour out my wrath on the wall and on those who plaster it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who plastered it,’
• Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
• Matt 7:15-16 : 15 Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
• Acts 13:10 : 10 And he said, 'You are full of all deceit and all fraud, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?'
• 1 Cor 9:11 : 11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?
• 2 Cor 11:13 : 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
• Gal 1:8-9 : 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed!
• Eph 6:12 : 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this present darkness, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
• 2 Thess 2:8-9 : 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and abolish by the splendor of His coming. 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• 2 Pet 2:13-22 : 13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to indulge in carousing during the day. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while they feast with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever. 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery. 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them. 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 Of them the true proverb has come true: "A dog returns to its own vomit," and, "A sow that is washed returns to wallowing in the mud."