Verse 9

So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor arbeider vi, slik at vi, enten vi er til stede eller fraværende, kan bli godtatt av ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Derfor ønsker vi å være til glede for Kristus, enten vi bor i kroppen eller forlater den.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor arbeider vi, slik at om vi er til stede eller fraværende, skal vi bli anerkjent av ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så vi streber etter å være til behag for ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor streber vi også, enten vi er til stede eller borte, å være velbehagelige for ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor strever vi for at enten vi er hjemme eller borte, skal vi være ham til behag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor arbeider vi for at, enten vi er nærværende eller fraværende, skal vi bli tatt imot av ham.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

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

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i å være til behag for ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor beflitte vi os ogsaa paa, hvad enten vi ere hjemme eller ikke hjemme, at være ham velbehagelige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor streber vi etter å bli godtatt av ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore we strive, that whether present or absent, we may be pleasing to him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor har vi som vårt mål, enten hjemme eller borte, å være ham til behag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor har vi som mål, om vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til glede for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er derfor vi setter vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor er det vår ambisjon, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til glede for ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore whether we be at home or from home we endeuoure oure selves to please him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore, whether we be at home or fro home, we endeuoure oure selues to please him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore also we couet, that both dwelling at home, and remouing from home, we may be acceptable to him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 4:11 : 11 Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.
• 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.
• Heb 12:28 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,
• 2 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble. 11 And in this way, your entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
• Gen 4:7 : 7 'If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.'
• Isa 56:7 : 7 'I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.'
• John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
• Acts 10:35 : 35 but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.
• Rom 14:8 : 8 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
• Rom 14:18 : 18 For anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.
• Rom 15:20 : 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
• 1 Cor 9:26-27 : 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air. 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 2 Cor 5:6 : 6 Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
• 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.
• Col 1:10 : 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• Col 1:29 : 29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more.
• 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And to make it your ambition to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
• 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.