Verse 26

You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dessuten ser og hører dere at ikke bare i Efesus, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overbevist og vendt bort en stor mengde mennesker, og sagt at det ikke finnes guder som er laget med hender.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har Paulus overbevist og fått et stort antall mennesker til å si at det ikke er guder som er laget med hender.

• Norsk King James

  Dessuten ser og hører dere at ikke bare i Efesus, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paul overtalt og snudd mange mennesker, og sagt at det ikke finnes guder laget av menneskehender:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere ser og hører at denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt en stor mengde av folk, ikke bare i Efesos, men i hele Asia, ved å si at de guder som er laget med hender, ikke er guder.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesus, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og omvendt mange folk ved å si at guder laget av hender ikke er guder.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og vendt store folkemengder ved å si at gudene laget av hender, ikke er ekte guder.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og vendt et stort antall mennesker bort ved å si at de gudene som er laget med hender, ikke er guder.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Videre ser og hører dere at Paulus, ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten over hele Asia, har overbevist mange om at de guder som er laget med hender, ikke er sanne guder.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dere ser og hører hvordan denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt bort mange mennesker ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten overalt i Asia, idet han sier at guder som er laget med hender, ikke er virkelige guder.

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

  Dere ser og hører hvordan denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt bort mange mennesker ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten overalt i Asia, idet han sier at guder som er laget med hender, ikke er virkelige guder.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og dere ser og hører at denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt bort en stor menneskemengde, ikke bare fra Efesos, men nesten hele Asia, ved å si at guder som er laget av hender ikke er guder.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele provinsen Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og ledet mange mennesker til avfall ved å si at guder laget med hender, ikke er guder.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I see og høre, at denne Paulus ikke alene i Ephesus, men næsten i det ganske Asien haver ved sin Overtalelse afvendt en stor Mængde, idet han siger, at de ere ikke Guder, de, som gjøres med Hænder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og vendt bort mange mennesker ved å si at de guder som er laget med hender, ikke er guder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Moreover, you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere ser og hører at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og vendt mange mennesker bort, ved å si at de ikke er guder som er laget med hender.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere har sett og hørt at ikke bare i Efesos, men nesten i hele Asia, har denne Paulus overtalt og vendt en stor folkemengde bort ved å si at de guder som lages av hender, ikke er guder.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dere ser og hører at denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt bort mange mennesker, ikke bare i Efesos, men i nesten hele Asia, ved å si at det ikke er guder som er laget med hender.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dere ser og hører at denne Paulus har overtalt og vendt en stor mengde bort, ikke bare i Efesos, men i nesten hele Asia, ved å si at guder som er laget av menneskehender, ikke er guder.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Moreover ye se and heare that not alone at Ephesus but almost thorowe oute all Asia this Paul hath persuaded and turned awaye moche people saying yt they be not goddes which are made wt hondes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and ye se and heare, that not onely at Ephesus, but almost also thorow out all Asia, this Paul turneth awaye moch people with his persuadynge, and sayeth: They be not goddes that are made with hondes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people, saying that they be not gods which are made with handes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:

• World English Bible (2000)

  You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 44:10-20 : 10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol that can profit nothing? 11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are mere men. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will be terrified and put to shame together. 12 The blacksmith works with iron, shaping it in the coals. He hammers it with his tools and works it with the strength of his arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and becomes faint. 13 The carpenter measures out wood; he marks it with a stylus. He shapes it with chisels and marks it with a compass. He crafts it in the form of a man, a human figure, to dwell in a house. 14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow. 15 It becomes fuel for a man; he takes part of it to warm himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also makes a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; he roasts meat over it, eats, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, 'Ah, I am warm; I see the fire.' 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.' 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Acts 17:29 : 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone—an image formed by human skill and imagination.
• 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 So then, concerning eating food sacrificed to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and there is no God but one.
• Acts 19:10 : 10 This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
• Acts 14:15 : 15 They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'
• Rev 9:20 : 20 The rest of humanity, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
• Jer 10:11 : 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.'
• Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. 15 They are worthless, a work of mockery; at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
• Deut 4:28 : 28 There you will serve gods made by human hands—objects of wood and stone that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
• Ps 135:15-18 : 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 16 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them will become like them; so will all who trust in them.
• Isa 46:5-8 : 5 To whom will you compare Me or make Me equal? Who will you liken Me to, that we may be alike? 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it. 7 They lift it on their shoulders and carry it; they set it in its place, and there it stays. It does not move from its spot. If someone cries to it, it cannot answer or save them from their troubles. 8 Remember this and show yourselves to be men; take it to heart, you transgressors.
• Jer 10:3-6 : 3 For the customs of the nations are worthless. They cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter. 5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good. 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.
• Hos 8:6 : 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
• Acts 18:19 : 19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 19:18-20 : 18 Many who had believed came confessing and disclosing their practices. 19 A large number of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in front of everyone. They calculated the value of the books and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins. 20 So the word of the Lord continued to grow and prevail mightily.
• 1 Cor 10:19-20 : 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or that food sacrificed to idols is anything? 20 No, but what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons.
• 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led.
• 1 Cor 16:8-9 : 8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost. 9 For a great and effective door has been opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
• Gal 4:8 : 8 But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods.
• 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they themselves tell about how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.