Verse 16

What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Og hva avtale har Guds tempel med avgudene? For dere er Guds tempel, den levende Gud; som Gud har sagt: 'Jeg vil bo i dem og gå blant dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.'

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Hva har Guds tempel med avguder å gjøre? For dere er Guds levende tempel, som Gud sa: "Jeg vil bo blant dem og gå omkring i dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk."

  • Norsk King James

    Og hva slags avtaleforhold har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er Guds levende tempel; som Gud har sagt: "Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre med dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk."

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hva fellesskap har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo midt iblant dem og vandre midt iblant dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Og hva enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel; som Gud har sagt: Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre i dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Og hvilket samtykke har Guds tempel med avguder? For vi er den levende Guds tempel, slik Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo hos dem og vandre blant dem, jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Og hva avtale har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, slik Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre blant dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Og hvilken enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er Guds tempel, den levende Guds bolig; slik har Gud sagt: «Jeg skal bo i dem og vandre blant dem, og jeg skal være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Og hvilken enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo blant dem og vandre iblant dem; og jeg skal være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

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

    Og hvilken enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo blant dem og vandre iblant dem; og jeg skal være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Og hva enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For vi er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo blant dem og vandre blant dem; jeg vil være deres Gud og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Og hvilken overenskomst er det mellom Guds tempel og avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud sa: 'Jeg vil bo hos dem og vandre iblant dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.'

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hvad Samqvem haver Guds Tempel med Afguder? Thi I ere den levende Guds Tempel, ligesom Gud haver sagt: Jeg vil boe iblandt dem og vandre iblandt dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skulle være mit Folk.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Og hvilken enighet er det mellom Guds tempel og avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: «Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre blant dem; jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.»

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hva har Guds tempel med avguder å gjøre? For dere er et tempel for den levende Gud. Som Gud sa: "Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre blant dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de vil være mitt folk."

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Og hvilken enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For dere er den levende Guds tempel, slik Gud har sagt: 'Jeg vil bo i dem og vandre blant dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.'

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Og hvilken enighet har Guds tempel med avguder? For vi er et tempel for den levende Gud; slik Gud har sagt: Jeg vil bo i dem, og vandre iblant dem; og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Og hvilken enighet finnes det mellom Guds tempel og avguder? For vi er en levende Guds tempel; som Gud har sagt: "Jeg vil bo blant dem og vandre blant dem; jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk."

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    how agreeth the temple of god wt ymages? And ye are the temple of yt lyuynge god as sayde god. I will dwell amonge the and walke amoge the and wilbe their god: and they shalbe my people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How acordeth ye teple of God with ymages? Ye are the temple of the lyuynge God, as sayeth God: I wyl dwell in them, and walke in them, and wyl be their God, & they shalbe my people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? for ye are the Temple of the liuing God: as God hath said, I will dwell among them, and walke there: and I will be their God, and they shalbe my people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Or howe agreeth the temple of God with images? For ye are the temple of the lyuing God, as saide God, I wyll dwell in them, & walke in them & wyll be their God, & they shalbe my people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- `I will dwell in them, and will walk among `them', and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said,“I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 29:45 : 45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
  • Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with humanity. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'
  • Jer 32:38 : 38 They will be My people, and I will be their God.
  • Lev 26:12 : 12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.
  • Heb 8:10 : 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Ezek 11:20 : 20 Then they will follow My statutes, keep My judgments, and carry them out. They will be My people, and I will be their God.
  • Ezek 37:26-27 : 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. 27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Hos 2:23 : 23 On that day, I will answer, declares the LORD. I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.
  • Zech 2:10-11 : 10 “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD. 11 Ho! Zion, escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon.
  • Rev 21:7 : 7 The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be their God, and they will be My child.
  • Zech 8:8 : 8 I will bring them back to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.
  • Jer 24:7 : 7 I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
  • Gen 17:7-8 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
  • Ezek 36:28 : 28 You will dwell in the land I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
  • Rom 9:26 : 26 And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
  • 1 Cor 3:16-17 : 16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,
  • John 6:56 : 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
  • 1 John 4:15 : 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in them, and they in God.
  • Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  • Exod 34:14 : 14 For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
  • Deut 4:23-24 : 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which He made with you, and not to make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything He has forbidden you. 24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  • Exod 20:3 : 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Exod 23:13 : 13 Be careful to do all that I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
  • Ezek 43:7 : 7 He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where the soles of my feet will rest, where I will dwell among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution or the corpses of their kings at their high places.'
  • Ezek 43:9 : 9 Now let them put away their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever.
  • 1 John 5:20-21 : 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. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 4:12 : 12 No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
  • 2 Tim 1:14 : 14 Guard the good deposit entrusted to you through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
  • Rom 8:9 : 9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Him.
  • Rev 2:1 : 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands:
  • Ezek 36:25 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  • 2 Kgs 23:5-7 : 5 He also removed the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah, those who burned incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas around Jerusalem. He removed those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon, the constellations, and all the host of heaven. 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the house of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to ashes, and threw the ashes on the graves of the common people. 7 He tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes that were in the temple of the Lord, where the women wove coverings for Asherah.
  • 2 Chr 33:4-5 : 4 He built altars in the temple of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.' 5 He built altars to all the stars of the sky in both courtyards of the temple of the LORD.
  • Ps 90:1 : 1 A prayer of Moses, the man of God: Lord, you have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  • Deut 5:7 : 7 You shall have no other gods before Me.
  • Deut 6:14-15 : 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. 15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.
  • Josh 24:14-24 : 14 Now, fear the LORD and serve Him with sincerity and truth. Put away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD. 16 The people replied, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods! 17 For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed. 18 The LORD drove out all the peoples before us, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, for He is our God. 19 Joshua said to the people, "You are not able to serve the LORD. He is a holy God; He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your transgressions or your sins. 20 If you abandon the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring harm to you and destroy you, after He has been good to you. 21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD. 22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses." 23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel. 24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.
  • 1 Sam 7:3-4 : 3 Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.' 4 So the Israelites put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served the LORD alone.
  • 1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.
  • 2 Kgs 17:33-34 : 33 They feared the Lord, but they also served their own gods according to the practices of the nations from which they had been deported. 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 21:4-5 : 4 He built altars in the house of the LORD, about which the LORD had said, 'In Jerusalem I will put My name.' 5 He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the LORD's house.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 I will also cut off those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the starry host, those who bow and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom.
  • Hos 14:8 : 8 Those who live in his shade will return; they will flourish like grain, blossom like the vine, and their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.