Verse 1

Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Vær derfor etterfølgere av Gud, som kjære barn;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Så bli derfor etterlignere av Gud, som kjære barn.

• Norsk King James

  Vær derfor Guds kjære etterfølgere, som hans elskede barn;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær derfor Guds etterfølgere, som hans elskede barn,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Vær derfor Guds etterfølgere som elskede barn.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Bli derfor etterlignere av Gud, som hans elskede barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vær derfor etterfølgere av Gud, som kjære barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Vær derfor Guds etterfølgere, som kjære barn.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Vær derfor etterfølgere av Gud, som elskede barn,

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

  Vær derfor etterfølgere av Gud, som elskede barn,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Bli derfor etterlignere av Gud, som elskede barn.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Bli derfor etterlignere av Gud, som elskede barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Værer derfor Guds Efterfølgere, som elskelige Børn,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Bli derfor etterfølgere av Gud, som kjære barn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Be therefore followers of God, as beloved children;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gjør dere til etterlignere av Gud, som elskede barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bli da etterlignere av Gud, som hans elskede barn,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Vær derfor etterlignere av Gud, som hans elskede barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor skal dere være Guds etterfølgere som hans elskede barn;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Be ye folowers of god as dere children

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Be ye the folowers therfore of God as deare children,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Bee yee therefore followers of God, as deare children,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Be ye therefore folowers of God, as deare chyldren:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:48 : 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
• Col 3:12 : 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• Eph 4:32 : 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
• 1 John 4:11 : 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
• Jer 31:20 : 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD.
• Luke 6:35-36 : 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
• Lev 11:45 : 45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore, be holy, because I am holy.
• 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 See how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and this is what we are! The world does not know us because it did not know Him. 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.
• John 1:12 : 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.