Verse 3

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jeg er virkelig en mann, en jøde, født i Tarsus, en by i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen ved foten av Gamaliel, og undervist i den nøyaktige lære av fedrenes lov, og var ivrig mot Gud, som dere alle er i dag.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen ved føttene til Gamaliel. Jeg er utdannet med nøyaktighet etter faderens lov, og har vært en ivrig tilhenger av Gud, slik som dere alle er i dag.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus, en by i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen ved føttene til Gamaliel og undervist etter lovens perfekte måte. Jeg var ivrig etter Gud, slik som dere alle er i dag.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg er en jødisk mann, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppdratt i denne byen, utdannet under Gamaliels veiledning etter våre forfedres strenge lov, og jeg var ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppfostret i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter, opplært etter våre fedres lovs nøyaktighet, og var nidkjær for Gud, som dere alle er i dag.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen, utdannet grundig etter våre forfedres lov ved Gamaliels føtter, ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men vokst opp her i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter, opplært etter den strenge måten i våre forfedres lov, og jeg var ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg er virkelig en mann som er jøde, født i Tarsus, en by i Kilikia, men oppdratt i denne byen ved føttene til Gamaliel, undervist etter de fullkomne tradisjoner av fedrenes lov, og jeg var iverig etter Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg er en jødisk mann, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppdratt her i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter. Jeg ble opplært etter fedrenes lovs fulle strenghet, og var nidkjær for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

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

  Jeg er en jødisk mann, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppdratt her i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter. Jeg ble opplært etter fedrenes lovs fulle strenghet, og var nidkjær for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg er jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter. Jeg er nøye utdannet etter våre fedres lov og brenner for Gud, slik dere alle gjør i dag.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen, lært opp ved Gamaliels føtter etter de nøyaktige kravene i våre fedres lov, ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg er en jødisk Mand, født i Tarsus udi Cilicia, men opdragen i denne Stad ved Gamaliels Fødder, oplært efter vor Fædrenelovs Strenghed, og jeg var nidkjær for Gud, ligesom I alle ere idag,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught cording to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst her i byen ved Gamaliels føtter, opplært etter våre fedres lovs strenge krav og nidkjær for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are today.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppfostret i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter, instruert ifølge den strenge loven til våre fedre, ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen ved Gamaliels føtter, opplært nøyaktig i fedrenes lov, og brennende for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg er en jøde, født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men oppvokst i denne byen, ved føttene til Gamaliel, og opplært etter fedrenes strenge lov, ivrig for Gud, slik dere alle er i dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg er en jøde født i Tarsus i Kilikia, men fikk min utdannelse i denne byen hos Gamaliel, opplært i å følge alle lovens regler etter våre fedres tradisjon; jeg var helhjertet i Guds sak, slik dere er i dag.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I am verely aman which am a Iewe borne in Tharsus a cite in Cicill: neverthelesse yet brought vp in this cite at ye fete of Gamaliel and informed diligently in the lawe of the fathers and was fervent mynded to Godwarde as ye all are this same daye

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I am a man which am a Iewe, borne at Tharsis in Celicia, and broughte vp in this cite at the fete off Gamaliel, enfourmed diligently in the lawe of the fathers, and was feruent mynded to God warde, as ye all are also this daye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I am verely a man, which am a Iew, borne in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought vp in this citie at the feete of Gamaliel, & instructed according to the perfect maner of the Lawe of the Fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I am verily a man which am a Iewe, borne in Tarsus in Cilicia, and yet brought vp in this citie at ye feete of Gamaliel, and infourmed accordyng to the perfect maner of the lawe of ye fathers, and was zelous towarde God, as ye all are this same day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated with strictness under Gamaliel according to the law of our ancestors, and was zealous for God just as all of you are today.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 9:11 : 11 The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.
• Acts 5:34 : 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered the apostles to be put outside for a short time.
• Acts 26:5 : 5 They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.
• Acts 21:20 : 20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'
• Acts 21:39 : 39 Paul answered, 'I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.'
• Phil 3:5-6 : 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
• Luke 10:39 : 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.
• Rom 11:1 : 1 So I ask, did God reject His people? Certainly not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
• 2 Cor 11:22 : 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
• Acts 23:6 : 6 Aware that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.'
• Acts 6:9 : 9 However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.
• Deut 33:3 : 3 Indeed, He loves the peoples; all His holy ones are in Your hand. They are gathered at Your feet, and they receive Your words.
• 2 Kgs 4:38 : 38 Elisha returned to Gilgal, where there was a famine in the land. The company of the prophets was sitting before him, and he said to his servant, 'Put on the large pot and cook some stew for these prophets.'
• Luke 2:46 : 46 After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35 : 35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
• 2 Sam 21:2 : 2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
• Acts 9:30 : 30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
• Acts 11:25 : 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
• Acts 15:23 : 23 They wrote this letter to be delivered by them: "The apostles and elders, your brothers, to the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
• Acts 15:41 : 41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
• Rom 10:2-3 : 2 I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge. 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
• Acts 23:34 : 34 After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,
• Gal 1:14 : 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
• Gal 1:21 : 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
• Gal 4:17-18 : 17 They are zealous for you, but not in a good way. They want to exclude you, so that you might be zealous for them. 18 It is good to be eagerly sought after for a good purpose always, and not just when I am present with you.