Verse 4

Through these, He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ved disse er det gitt oss store og dyrebare løfter: at dere ved dem kan bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, etter å ha unnsluppet forfallet som er i verden gjennom begjær.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Gjennom disse er de store og dyrebare løftene gitt oss, slik at dere kan bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, og unngå korrupsjonen som er i verden på grunn av begjær.

• Norsk King James

  Gjennom disse er det gitt oss store og dyrebare løfter, så vi kan bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, som følge av at vi har unnsluppet korrupsjonen i verden på grunn av begjær.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  har vi fått de største og dyrebare løfter, så dere ved disse kan bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, når dere flykter fra fordervelsen som kommer av begjær i verden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  ved hvilke han har gitt oss de største og dyrebare løfter, for at dere ved dem skulle få del i guddommelig natur, etter at dere har flyktet fra fordervelsen i verden, som kommer av lysten.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Gjennom disse har han gitt oss sine store og dyrebare løfter, for at dere ved dem skal bli delaktige i guddommelig natur, etter å ha sluppet unna fordervelsen i verden som kommer av lyst.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gjennom disse har han gitt oss meget store og dyrebare løfter, slik at dere ved dem kan få del i den guddommelige natur og unnslippe fordervelsen i verden som skyldes lyst.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gjennom dette har oss blitt gitt svært store og dyrebare løfter, så dere ved hjelp av dem kan bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, etter å ha unnsluppet verdens fordervelse ved lystens korrupsjon.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ved dette er de største og mest dyrebare løftene gitt oss, slik at dere ved dem kan få del i guddommelig natur etter at dere har sluppet fri fra den fordervelsen som finnes i verden gjennom lysten.

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

  Ved dette er de største og mest dyrebare løftene gitt oss, slik at dere ved dem kan få del i guddommelig natur etter at dere har sluppet fri fra den fordervelsen som finnes i verden gjennom lysten.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gjennom dem har han gitt oss sine dyrebare og store løfter, for at dere, ved å flykte fra fordervelsen i verden, som kommer av begjær, kan få del i guddommelig natur.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ved dette er de største og dyrebare løfter gitt oss, for at dere ved dem skal få del i guddommelig natur, etter å ha sluppet unna fordervelsen i verden på grunn av begjær.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  ved hvilke de største og dyrebare Forjættelser ere os skjenkede, paa det at I ved disse skulle blive deelagtige i den guddommelige Natur, naar I flye den Fordærvelse, (som) formedelst Begjærlighed (er) i Verden,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gjennom disse har vi fått de største og mest dyrebare løfter, for at dere ved dem kan bli deltagere i den guddommelige natur, etter at dere har flyktet fra fordervelsen i verden på grunn av lyst.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  liker vi hans dyrebare og overmåte store løfter; at gjennom disse kan dere bli delaktige i den guddommelige natur, etter å ha unnsluppet korrupsjonen i verden på grunn av begjær.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  ved hvilke de største og dyrebare løfter er gitt til oss, så dere ved dem kan bli deltakere i guddommelig natur, etter å ha unnsluppet korrupsjonen i verden ved lystene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gjennom dem har Han gitt oss sine dyrebare og store løfter, for at dere gjennom dem skal få del i den guddommelige natur og unnslippe fordervelsen i verden som skyldes begjær.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og gjennom dette har han gitt oss håpet om store belønninger som er høyt verdsatt; slik at vi ved dem kan få del i Guds vesen og bli frigjort fra ødeleggelsen som finnes i verden gjennom kjøttets lyster.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  by the meanes whereof are geven vnto vs excellent and moste greate promises that by the helpe of them ye shuld be partakers of the godly nature in that ye flye the corrupcion of worldy lust.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  wherby the excellent and most greate promyses are geue vnto vs: namely, that ye by the same shulde be partakers of the godly nature, yf ye flye the corrupte lust of the worlde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whereby most great and precious promises are giuen vnto vs, that by them ye should be partakers of the diuine nature, in that ye flee the corruption, which is in the worlde through lust.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  By the which are geuen vnto vs excellent and most great promises, that by the meanes thereof, ye might be partakers of the godly nature, yf ye flee the corruption of worldly lust.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Through these things he has bestowed on us his precious and most magnificent promises, so that by means of what was promised you may become partakers of the divine nature, after escaping the worldly corruption that is produced by evil desire.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 12:10 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
• 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.
• Ezek 36:25-27 : 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. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
• 2 Pet 2:18-20 : 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery. 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them. 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• John 1:12-13 : 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God. 13 They were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
• Eph 4:23-24 : 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• Heb 8:6-9 : 6 But now Jesus has obtained a more excellent ministry, as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which has been established on better promises. 7 If that first covenant had been without fault, there would have been no need to seek a second one. 8 But finding fault with them, he says: 'Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.' 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and so I turned away from them, declares the Lord. 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. 11 No longer will they teach their neighbors or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. 12 For I will be merciful toward their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.
• Heb 9:15 : 15 Therefore, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
• Col 3:10 : 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its Creator.
• Jas 4:1-3 : 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
• 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God. 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith of equal value with ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
• Rom 9:4 : 4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
• 2 Cor 1:20 : 20 For as many promises as God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through Him, the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 2 Cor 6:17-7:1 : 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.' 18 And, 'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty. 1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.
• Gal 3:16 : 16 Now to Abraham the promises were spoken, and to his seed. It does not say, 'and to seeds,' as if referring to many, but, 'and to your seed,' meaning one, who is Christ.
• Gal 6:8 : 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
• 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.