Verse 15

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Legg alt ditt engasjement i å vise deg selv godkjent for Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, rettmessig delende ordet om sannheten.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Vær flittig i å vise deg selv som godkjent for Gud, en arbeidstaker uten flauhet, som rett deler sannhetens ord.

• Norsk King James

  Studér for å vise deg selv godkjent av Gud, en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, og som deler sannhetens ord presist.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Legg vekt på å fremstille deg selv godkjent for Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, som rett deler ut sannhetens ord.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Legg vinn på å fremstille deg for Gud som en som holder prøve, som en arbeider som ingen har å skamme seg over, en som rett deler sannhets ord.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Gjør ditt beste for å fremstille deg for Gud som en som er uklanderlig, en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, en som forvalter sannhetens ord på rett måte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Bestreb deg på å fremstå for Gud som en godkjent arbeider, som ikke behøver å skamme seg, som rett deler sannhetens ord.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gjør ditt ytterste for å vise deg godkjent for Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg og deler sannhetens ord på riktig vis.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Legg vinn på å framstille deg selv godkjent for Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, men kan utlegge sannhetens ord på rett måte.

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

  Legg vinn på å framstille deg selv godkjent for Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, men kan utlegge sannhetens ord på rett måte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vær nidkjær i å fremstille deg selv for Gud som en godkjent, en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, som legger sannhetens ord rett fram.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Legg vinn på å fremstille deg selv for Gud som en prøveverdig arbeider som ikke har noe å skamme seg over og som riktig deler ut sannhetens ord.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Læg Vind paa at fremstille dig selv retskaffen for Gud, en Arbeider, som ikke behøver at skamme sig, som retteligen uddeler Sandhedens Ord.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Streb etter å bli anerkjent av Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, og som håndterer sannhetens ord rett.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vær ivrig etter å fremstille deg for Gud som en som har fått Guds anerkjennelse, en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, som rett deler sannhetens ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vær flittig for å fremstille deg for Gud som en arbeidstager som ikke trenger å skamme seg, som rett deler sannhetens ord.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gjør ditt ytterste for å bli godkjent for Gud som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, en som håndterer sannhetens ord rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gjør ditt beste for å bli stående som godkjent foran Gud, som en arbeider som ikke trenger å skamme seg, en som på rett vis forkynner sannhetens ord.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Study to shewe thy silfe laudable vnto god a workman yt nedeth not to be a shamed dividynge the worde of trueth iustly.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Study to shewe thy selfe vnto God a laudable workman, that nedeth not to be ashamed, deuydynge the worde of trueth iustly.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workeman that needeth not to be ashamed, diuiding the worde of trueth aright.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workman not to be ashamed, rightlie deuidyng the worde of trueth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.
• 2 Pet 1:15 : 15 And I will also make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will always be able to remember these things.
• 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
• 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
• 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
• 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.
• Gal 1:10 : 10 For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
• Eph 1:13 : 13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
• Heb 5:11-14 : 11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing. 12 By this time you ought to be teachers, but instead you need someone to teach you again the elementary truths of God's word, and you need milk, not solid food. 13 For everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is still an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, those who through practice have trained their senses to discern good from evil.
• Jas 1:18 : 18 By His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
• 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
• 1 Tim 4:12-16 : 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that your progress may be evident to all. 16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
• 2 Cor 3:6 : 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
• Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through Him among you, as you yourselves know—
• 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.
• Rom 16:10 : 10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
• 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 Now, we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are passing away.
• Rom 14:18 : 18 For anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.
• Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
• John 21:15-17 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.' 16 Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.' 17 The third time, Jesus asked, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter was hurt that Jesus asked him a third time, 'Do you love me?' He said, 'Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my sheep.'
• Matt 13:52 : 52 Then he said to them, "For this reason, every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom both new treasures and old ones."
• 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people but as those who are worldly, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, because you were not able to receive it. Even now, you are still not able.
• 2 Cor 6:3-4 : 3 We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited. 4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
• Mark 4:33 : 33 With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.