Verse 1

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske hus, denne tabernaklet, blir oppløst, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus ikke laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Vi vet at dersom vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, blir revet ned, så har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus som ikke er laget av mennesker, et evig hus i himmelen.

• Norsk King James

  For vi vet at hvis vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, blir oppløst, har vi et hus fra Gud, et hus som ikke er laget av mennesker, evig i himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For vi vet at hvis vårt jordiske telt blir ødelagt, har vi et byggverk fra Gud, et hus ikke laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For vi vet at dersom vårt jordiske hus av denne tabernakel blir oppløst, har vi en bygning av Gud, et hus ikke gjort med hender, evig i himlene.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt, vår kropp, brytes ned, har vi en bolig fra Gud, et hus ikke laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt, vårt legeme, blir brutt ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus ikke laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For vi vet at hvis vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, skulle bli oppløst, har vi en Guds bolig – et hus som ikke er bygd med hender, men er evig i himmelen.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For vi vet at dersom vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, brytes ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus som ikke er gjort med hender, evig i himlene.

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

  For vi vet at dersom vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, brytes ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus som ikke er gjort med hender, evig i himlene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vi vet nemlig at om vårt jordiske telt, vår kropp, blir revet ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus som ikke er gjort med hender, evig i himmelen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt, vår kropp, brytes ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus som ikke er laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi vide, at dersom vor Hyttes jordiske Huus nedbrydes, saa have vi en Bygning af Gud, et Huus, som ikke er gjort med Hænder, evigt i Himlene;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske hus, dette teltet, faller sammen, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus ikke bygd med hender, evig i himmelen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For we know that if our earthly body, this tabernacle, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt skal brytes ned, har vi et hus fra Gud, et hus ikke laget med hender, evig i himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt, huset vi bor i, blir revet ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et evig hjem i himmelen som ikke er laget av menneskehender.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi vet at om vårt jordiske telt legges ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et hus ikke laget av menneskehender, evig i himmelen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For vi vet at dersom vår teltbolig på jorden blir revet ned, har vi en bygning fra Gud, et evig hus i himmelen, ikke bygd med hender.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  We knowe suerly yf oure erthy mancion wherin we now dwell were destroyed that we have a bildinge ordeyned of god an habitacion not made with hondes but eternall in heve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  We knowe surely, yt yf oure earthy house of this dwellynge were destroyed, we haue a buyldynge ordeyned of God, an house not made with handes, but euerlastynge in heauen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For we knowe that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be destroyed, we haue a building giuen of God, that is, an house not made with handes, but eternall in the heauens.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we knowe, that yf our earthly house of this tabernacle were destroyed, we haue a building of God, an habitation not made with handes, but eternall in heauen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Living by Faith, Not by Sight For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Pet 1:13-14 : 13 I think it is right, as long as I am in this earthly tent, to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
• Heb 9:11 : 11 But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands, which is only a copy of the true one, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.
• 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
• 1 John 3:2 : 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
• 2 Cor 5:4 : 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
• Job 4:19 : 19 How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
• 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
• Gen 3:19 : 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.
• 2 Pet 3:11 : 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
• Heb 11:10 : 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
• John 14:2-3 : 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.
• 1 Cor 3:9 : 9 For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
• 1 Cor 15:46-48 : 46 But it is not the spiritual that comes first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.
• Job 19:25-26 : 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.
• Job 30:22 : 22 You lift me up and make me ride on the wind; You dissolve me in the storm.
• Ps 56:9 : 9 You have kept track of my wanderings; put my tears in your bottle; are they not recorded in your book?
• Col 2:11 : 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ.
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
• 1 John 3:14 : 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
• 1 John 3:19 : 19 By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.
• 1 John 5:19-20 : 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• Mark 14:58 : 58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.'"