Verse 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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For av stor angst og hjertesorg skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer; ikke for at dere skulle sørge, men for at dere skulle kjenne den kjærligheten jeg har mer enn nok til dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For jeg skrev til dere med dyp sorg og mange tårer; ikke for at dere skulle bli triste, men for at dere skal forstå hvor mye jeg elsker dere.

• Norsk King James

  For med mye affliction og tårer skrev jeg til dere; ikke for at dere skulle bli triste, men for at dere skulle forstå den kjærligheten jeg har for dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Med mye sorg og et beklemt hjerte skrev jeg til dere, med mange tårer, ikke for å gjøre dere triste, men for at dere skulle forstå den kjærlighet jeg har rikelig mot dere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For med stor trengsel og hjertesorg skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli sorgfulle, men for at dere skulle vite den kjærlighet jeg i overmåte har til dere.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For med stor nød og hjertesorg skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle få vite hvor overstrømmende min kjærlighet er til dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For ut av stor nød og hjertets angst skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for å gjøre dere bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle vite den kjærlighet jeg har rikelig til dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For i stor smerte og hjerteskjær skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer; ikke for at dere skulle bli lei dere, men for at dere skulle få vite om den overveldende kjærligheten jeg har til dere.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For ut av stor nød og angst i hjertet skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle kjenne den kjærligheten jeg i særlig rikt mål har til dere.

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

  For ut av stor nød og angst i hjertet skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle kjenne den kjærligheten jeg i særlig rikt mål har til dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For ut av mye trengsel og hjertets angs skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli sorgfulle, men for at dere skulle kjenne kjærligheten jeg har rikelig for dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For ut av stor nød og hjertesorg skrev jeg til dere, med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli sorgfulle, men for at dere skulle vite hvor stor kjærlighet jeg har til dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi i megen Kummer og med et beklemt Hjerte skrev jeg eder til under mange Taarer, ikke for at I skulde blive bedrøvede, men paa det I skulde kjende den Kjærlighed, som jeg overflødigen haver til eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For av mye lidelse og hjertets angst skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer; ikke for at dere skulle bli bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle forstå den kjærligheten jeg har i overflod for dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love I have more abundantly toward you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For ut av mye nød og hjertets kval skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli triste, men for at dere skulle vite hvor mye kjærlighet jeg har for dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For av mye trengsel og hjertets angst skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer, ikke for at dere skulle bli sørgmodige, men for at dere skulle kjenne den kjærligheten jeg har i overflod til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For ut fra stor nød og hjertets angst skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer; ikke for at dere skulle bli bedrøvet, men for at dere skulle vite hvor stor kjærlighet jeg har til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For ut av mye nød og smerten i hjertet og mange tårer, sendte jeg brevet til dere; ikke for å gi dere sorg, men for at dere skulle se hvor stor kjærligheten jeg har til dere er.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For in great affliccion and anguysshe of hert I wrote vnto you with many teares: not to make you sory but that ye myght perceave the love which I have most specially vnto you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For in greate trouble and anguysh of hert wrote I vnto you with many teares: not yt ye shulde be sory, but that ye mighte perceaue the loue, which I haue most specially vnto you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For in great affliction, & anguish of heart I wrote vnto you with many teares: not that yee should be made sorie, but that ye might perceiue the loue which I haue, specially vnto you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For in great affliction and anguishe of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that ye shoulde be made sorie, but that ye myght perceaue the loue which I haue, most specially vnto you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 7:12 : 12 So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you, in the sight of God, your earnestness on our behalf.
• 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
• 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I to be loved less?
• Phil 3:18 : 18 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ, as I have often told you, and now I tell you again with tears.
• Lev 19:17-18 : 17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him. 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
• Ps 119:136 : 136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because people do not keep Your law.
• Prov 27:5-6 : 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
• Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Listen and pay attention! Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken. 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness. 17 But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will weep bitterly and overflow with tears, for the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
• Luke 19:41-44 : 41 As he approached and saw the city, he wept over it. 42 He said, 'If you had known on this day, even you, the things that would bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.' 43 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a barricade against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. 44 They will crush you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.
• Rom 9:2-3 : 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own people according to the flesh.
• 2 Cor 7:8-9 : 8 For even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it at first, I see that this letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God intended, so that you would not suffer any loss from us.