Verse 7

Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Hver enkelt må gi slik han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte; ikke motvillig eller av nød; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte; ikke med sorg eller av nødvendighet, for Gud elsker den som gir med glede.

  • Norsk King James

    Hver enkelt skal gi etter som han har bestemt i sitt hjerte; ikke motvillig eller av nød; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Enhver skal gi slik han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med sorg eller under tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Enhver mann ifølge som han forutsetter i sitt hjerte, så la ham gi; ikke motvillig, eller av nødvendighet: for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    La hver gi slik han i sitt hjerte har bestemt seg for, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Enhver må gi slik som han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med motvilje eller tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hver og en skal gi etter det han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller under tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

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

    Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hver og én skal gi som han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Enhver skal gi som han har besluttet i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang. For Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hver give eftersom han haver sat sig for i Hjertet, ikke med Bedrøvelse, eller af Tvang; thi Gud elsker en glad Giver.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Enhver skal gi slik han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hver og en må gi slik han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller under tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Enhver, som han har besluttet i sitt hjerte, ikke med sorg eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    La hver mann gjøre som han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke med motvilje eller av tvang: for Gud elsker en glad giver.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    La hver mann gjøre etter hjertets hensikt; ikke gi med sorg eller av tvang: for Gud gleder seg over en glad giver.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    euery one acordynge as he hath purposed in his hert, not grudgingly, or of compulsion. For God loueth a chearfull geuer.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    As euery man wisheth in his heart, so let him giue, not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    [ Let] each man [do] according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 25:2 : 2 Speak to the Israelites, so they take an offering for Me. Accept the offering from everyone whose heart moves them to give.
  • 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then do so generously; if it is leading, do it diligently; if it is showing mercy, do it cheerfully.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. In the uprightness of my heart, I have freely offered all these things; and now I have seen your people, who are present here, joyfully and willingly give to you.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.
  • Deut 15:14 : 14 Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.
  • Exod 35:5 : 5 Take a contribution for the LORD from what you have. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze.
  • Prov 11:25 : 25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
  • Prov 23:6-8 : 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies. 7 For as he thinks within himself, so is he. He says to you, 'Eat and drink,' but his heart is not with you. 8 You will vomit up the morsel you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
  • Isa 32:5 : 5 No longer will a fool be called noble, nor the miser said to be generous.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But a noble person makes honorable plans, and by honorable deeds he stands.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.