Verse 9

And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og oppgi trusler; for dere vet at også deres Herre er i himmelen, og det er ikke forskjell på personer for Ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og dere eiere, gjør det samme mot dem, og ikke tru dem, for dere vet at både dere og dem har Herren i himmelen; og det finnes ingen forskjellsbehandling hos Ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og dere mestre, gjør det samme mot dem, og unngå trusler; for dere vet at også deres Mester er i himmelen; og han har ikke forskjell på personer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dere herrer! Gjør det samme mot dem og la trusler fare, vitende at også deres egen Herre er i himmelen, og han gjør ikke forskjell på personer.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og, dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og hold opp med trusler, for dere vet at både dere og deres Herre er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ikke persons anseelse.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, avstå fra trusler, vitende at deres egen Herre også er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ingen partiskhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og dere, herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og la vær å true, vitende at deres egen Herre er i himmelen, og at han ikke gjør forskjell på folk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere herrer, gjør det samme for deres tjenere uten trusler, for vær klar over at deres Herre også er i himmelen, og han gjør ikke forskjell på folk.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, slutt å bruke trusler. For dere vet at også deres Herre er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ikke persons anseelse.

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

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, slutt å bruke trusler. For dere vet at også deres Herre er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ikke persons anseelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og dere, herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og la trusler fare, idet dere vet at også deres Herre er i himlene, og han gjør ikke forskjell på folk.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og avstå fra trusler. Vit at deres egen Herre er i himmelen, og Han gjør ikke forskjell på folk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I Herrer! gjører det Samme mod dem og lader Trudsel fare, vidende, at ogsaa Eders egen Herre er i Himlene, og Persons Anseelse er ikke hos ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og dere herrer, handle på samme måte mot dem, og la være å true: For vit at deres Herre i himmelen også uten å se på person.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And, you masters, do the same things to them, refraining from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og slutt med å true, for dere vet at både deres og deres tjeners Herre er i himmelen, og han gjør ikke forskjell på folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, og oppgi trusler, for dere vet at deres Herre er i himmelen, og han gjør ikke forskjell på folk.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme for dem, og la være å true, vitende at han som er både deres og deres tjeneres Herre, er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ingen forskjell på personer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dere herrer, gjør det samme mot dem, uten trusler, i visshet om at deres og deres Herre er i himmelen, og hos ham er det ingen forskjellsbehandling.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye masters do eve the same thinges vnto them puttinge awaye threateninges: and remember that even youre master also is in heven nether is ther eny respecte of person with him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye masters, do euen the same vnto the, puttynge awaye threatenynges, and knowe that euen youre master also is in heauen, nether is there eny respecte of personnes with him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ye maisters do the same thynges vnto them, puttyng away threatnyng: knowyng that your maister also is in heauen, neither is respecte of person with hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter began to speak: 'Now I truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
• Col 3:25-4:1 : 25 But the one who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no favoritism. 1 Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
• Jas 2:8 : 8 If you truly fulfill the royal law according to Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well.
• John 13:13 : 13 'You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, because I am.'
• Job 31:13-15 : 13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me, 14 what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when He calls me to account? 15 Did not the same One who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same God form us both within our mothers?
• Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
• Matt 7:12 : 12 So in everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
• Rom 2:11 : 11 For God shows no partiality.
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
• Luke 6:31 : 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
• Luke 12:45-46 : 45 But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
• Lev 19:13 : 13 Do not oppress or rob your neighbor. Do not withhold the wages of a hired worker overnight.
• Lev 25:39-46 : 39 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves. 40 They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. 41 Then they and their children are to be released, and they will return to their own family and to the property of their ancestors. 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves. 43 Do not rule over them harshly, but fear your God. 44 Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your land, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites harshly.
• 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave.
• Eph 6:5-7 : 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ. 6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,
• Phil 2:10-11 : 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth— 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Matt 22:8 : 8 Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'
• Matt 22:10 : 10 So those servants went out into the roads and gathered all they found, both good and bad. The wedding hall was filled with guests.
• Matt 24:48 : 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'
• Matt 24:51 : 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Deut 15:11-16 : 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land. 12 If your brother, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year, you must set them free. 13 And when you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed. 14 Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you. 15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today. 16 But if they say to you, 'I will not leave you,' because they love you and your household and are well off with you,
• Deut 24:14-15 : 14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'
• Neh 5:5 : 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.'
• Neh 5:8-9 : 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word. 9 Then I said, 'What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of the nations, our enemies?'
• Job 24:10-12 : 10 They go about naked without clothing, and they carry sheaves while hungry. 11 They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty. 12 From the city, the dying groan, and the life of the wounded cries out, but God does not regard their folly.
• Ps 140:12 : 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 The benefit of the land is for everyone; even a king depends on the field being cultivated.
• Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
• Isa 58:3-6 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke?
• Dan 3:6 : 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing fiery furnace.'
• Dan 3:15 : 15 Now, if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the statue I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace. And who is the god who can rescue you from my hands?'
• Dan 5:19-20 : 19 Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
• Amos 8:4-7 : 4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land, 5 saying, 'When will the new moon be over, so we may sell grain, and the Sabbath end, so we may market wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel large, and falsifying the scales with deceit? 6 Buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, even selling the sweepings of the wheat.' 7 The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: 'Surely I will never forget all their deeds.'
• Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.