Verse 20

For I fear that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be strife, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For jeg frykter, lest når jeg kommer, ikke skal finne dere slik som jeg ønsker, og at jeg skal bli funnet for dere slik som dere ikke ønsker: lest det finnes strid, misunnelse, vrede, rivalisering, bakvaskelser, hvisking, heving, opprør:

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, kan jeg finne dere ikke som jeg ønsker, og jeg vil bli funnet av dere som dere ikke ønsker; slik at det ikke blir strid, misunnelse, sinne, splittelse, bakvasking, hvisking, selvhevdelse og uorden.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, ikke vil finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg skal bli funnet av dere slik dere ikke ønsker: for at det ikke skal være debatter, misunnelse, vrede, stridigheter, baktalelse, hvisking, hovmod og opprør.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, skal jeg kanskje ikke finne dere slik jeg vil, og at dere vil finne meg slik dere ikke vil ha meg; at det vil være strid, misunnelse, sinne, trette, baktalelser, sladder, stolthet og uorden;

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, skal jeg ikke finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg skal finnes for dere slik dere ikke ønsker; og jeg frykter at det vil være strid, misunnelse, vrede, kiv, baktalelse, hvisking, stolthet, og opprør.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, skal jeg kanskje finne dere slik jeg ikke ønsker, og at dere skal finne meg slik dere ikke ønsker; at det kan være strid, misunnelse, sinne, intriger, baktalelse, sladder, hovmod og uorden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, vil jeg ikke finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg ikke vil bli funnet av dere slik dere ønsker; at det kan være krangler, misunnelse, vrede, strid, baktalelser, hviskinger, opprør og uorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, finner jeg dere ikke slik jeg ønsker, og at dere oppfatter meg slik dere ikke ønsker, med debatter, misunnelse, vrede, strid, baktalelse, hvisking, oppblåsthet og uro.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For jeg frykter at jeg, når jeg kommer, kanskje ikke finner dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg heller ikke blir funnet av dere slik dere ønsker; at det kanskje vil være strid, misunnelse, vrede, konflikter, baktalelser, sladder, hovmod og uorden.

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

  For jeg frykter at jeg, når jeg kommer, kanskje ikke finner dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg heller ikke blir funnet av dere slik dere ønsker; at det kanskje vil være strid, misunnelse, vrede, konflikter, baktalelser, sladder, hovmod og uorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, finner jeg dere ikke slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg ikke blir funnet slik dere ønsker: Nei, jeg frykter at det er strid, misunnelse, sinne, selviske ambisjoner, baktalelse, hvisking, hovmod og uorden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg er redd for at når jeg kommer, kanskje finner dere slik jeg ikke ønsker, og at dere finner meg som dere ikke ønsker. Jeg er redd for at det skal være strid, sjalusi, sinne, egennytte, baksnakkelse, hvisking, stolthet, og uorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg frygter, at naar jeg kommer, jeg da maaskee ikke skal finde eder saadanne, som jeg vil, og at jeg skal findes af eder saadan, som I ikke ville; at der skulle være Trætter, Nid, Vrede, Kiv, Bagtalelser, Øretuden, Opblæsthed, Uordener;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, skal jeg ikke finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og at dere finner meg slik dere ikke ønsker; at det skal være krangler, misunnelse, sinne, stridigheter, baktalelse, hvisking, hovmod, uro.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you wish not; lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg er redd for at når jeg kommer, kan jeg finne dere annerledes enn jeg ønsker, og at jeg kan bli funnet av dere annerledes enn dere ønsker; at det kanskje finnes strid, sjalusi, sinneutbrudd, fraksjoner, bakvaskelser, hviskinger, stolte tanker, opprør;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, finner jeg dere ikke slik jeg ønsker, og jeg selv blir funnet av dere slik dere ikke ønsker; at det finnes strid, misunnelse, vrede, opptøyer, baktalelse, hvisking, innbilskhet, oppstander,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, ikke skal finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og at jeg selv blir funnet av dere slik dere ikke vil; at det skal være strid, misunnelse, sinne, splittelser, baktalelser, hviskerier, hovmod, uroligheter.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, kan dere ikke svare til mitt ønske, og jeg kan ikke svare til deres; at det kan være strid, hat, sinne, splittelser, baktalelse, hemmeligheter, stolthet, opprør mot autoritet;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I feare lest it come to passe that when I come I shall not fynde you soche as I wolde: and I shalbe foude vnto you soche as ye wolde not: I feare lest ther be founde amoge you debate envyinge wrath stryfe backbytynges whisperynges swellynges and discorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I feare, lest whan I come, I shal not fynde you soch as I wolde: and lest ye shal fynde me soch as ye wolde not: lest there be amonge you, debates, envyenges, wrathes, stryuynges, bacbytinges, whysperinges, swellinges, vproures:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I feare least when I come, I shall not finde you such as I would: and that I shalbe found vnto you such as ye woulde not, and least there be strife, enuying, wrath, contentions, backebitings, whisperings, swellings and discord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I feare lest when I come, I shall not fynde you such as I woulde: and that I shalbe founde vnto you, such as ye woulde not: lest there be debates, enuyinges, wrathes, strifes, backbitinges, whisperinges, swellinges, & seditions:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means [there should be] strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:29 : 29 They have become filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
• 1 Cor 1:11 : 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you.
• Gal 5:15 : 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
• 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander.
• 2 Pet 2:18 : 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.
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own desires. Their mouths speak arrogant words, flattering others for their own advantage.
• Ps 41:7 : 7 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks falsely, his heart gathers wickedness, and when he goes out, he tells it to others.
• Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
• Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
• Gal 5:26 : 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
• Eph 4:31-32 : 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
• Jas 3:14-16 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and deny the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
• Jas 4:1-5 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?
• 1 Cor 3:3-4 : 3 For you are still worldly. Since there is jealousy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and living like mere humans? 4 For when someone says, 'I follow Paul,' and another, 'I follow Apollos,' are you not acting like mere humans?
• 1 Cor 4:6-8 : 6 Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over and against another. 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? 8 Already you are full! Already you are rich! You have begun to reign without us—and how I wish that you really had begun to reign, so that we also might reign with you!
• 1 Cor 4:18-21 : 18 Some of you have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of words, but of power. 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
• 1 Cor 5:3-5 : 3 For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit, and I have already passed judgment on the one who has committed this act, as if I were present. 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, and my spirit is with you, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
• 1 Cor 6:7-8 : 7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8 Instead, you yourselves wrong and cheat—and you do this to your brothers and sisters.
• 1 Cor 11:16-19 : 16 If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God. 17 Now in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because when you gather together, it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part, I believe it. 19 Indeed, there must be factions among you so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
• 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
• 1 Cor 14:36-37 : 36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 If anyone considers themselves to be a prophet or spiritually gifted, let them acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are the Lord’s commands.
• 2 Cor 1:23-2:4 : 23 I call God as my witness and stake my life on it: it was to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm. 1 I decided this for myself: that I would not come to you again in sorrow. 2 For if I grieve you, who then will make me glad but the one who is grieved by me? 3 I wrote this very thing to you so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy. I have confidence in all of you, that my joy is your joy. 4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the love I have for you more abundantly.
• 2 Cor 10:2 : 2 I beg you that when I am present, I will not have to be bold with the confidence I consider using against some, who think we live according to the flesh.
• 2 Cor 10:6 : 6 And we are ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
• 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 Even if I boast a little more about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed. 9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.
• 2 Cor 12:21 : 21 I fear that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will grieve over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality they have practiced.
• 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I have said before, and I am saying again now as though present, even though I am absent, to those who have sinned previously and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not spare anyone.
• 2 Cor 13:9-9 : 9 We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored. 10 This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not tearing you down.