Verse 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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For prøver jeg nå å overbevise mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å glede mennesker? For hvis jeg fortsatt gledet mennesker, ville jeg ikke vært Kristi tjener.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Er jeg nå her for å overbevise mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å bli likt av mennesker? For hvis jeg fortsatt ville behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke vært Kristi tjener.

• Norsk King James

  Prøver jeg nå å overbevise mennesker, eller Gud? Er jeg ute etter å gjøre mennesker til lags? For hvis jeg fortsatt skulle glede mennesker, ville jeg ikke vært Kristi tjener.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Er det nå mennesker jeg prøver å overbevise, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt prøvde å behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Søker jeg nå å overtale mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? For hvis jeg fremdeles ville behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For søker jeg nå å få anerkjennelse hos mennesker eller hos Gud? Eller prøver jeg å gjøre mennesker til lags? Hvis jeg enda forsøkte å gjøre mennesker til lags, ville jeg ikke være en tjener for Kristus.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For søker jeg nå å overtale mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt hadde ønsket å behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke vært Kristi tjener.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvem behager jeg nå – mennesker eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? For om jeg fortsatt behaget mennesker, ville jeg ikke vært Kristi tjener.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Prøver jeg nå å overtale mennesker eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage menneskene? Dersom jeg fortsatt ville behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

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

  Prøver jeg nå å overtale mennesker eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage menneskene? Dersom jeg fortsatt ville behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For nå, prøver jeg å vinne mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å tilfredsstille mennesker? Hvis jeg enda forsøkte å tilfredsstille mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Er det nå mennesker jeg søker å vinne for meg, eller Gud? Eller prøver jeg å være mennesker til behag? Om jeg fortsatt ville være mennesker til behag, da var jeg ikke Kristi tjener.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Taler jeg vel nu Mennesker til Behag, eller Gud? eller søger jeg at tækkes Mennesker? Ja, dersom jeg endnu tækkedes Mennesker, da var jeg ikke Christi Tjener.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For søker jeg nå å overtale mennesker eller Gud? Eller forsøker jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt prøvde å behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For søker jeg nå å bli godkjent av mennesker, eller av Gud? Eller prøver jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt ønsket å behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Prøver jeg nå å overbevise mennesker, eller Gud? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt forsøkte å behage mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Prøver jeg nå å få mennesker eller Gud på min side? Eller søker jeg å behage mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt behaget mennesker, ville jeg ikke være Kristi tjener.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Prøver jeg nå å vinne menneskers gunst, eller Guds? Eller søker jeg å tekkes mennesker? Hvis jeg fortsatt ville tekkes mennesker, ville jeg ikke være en Kristi tjener.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Preache I mannes doctrine or Godes? Ether go I about to please men? If I stodyed to please men I were not the servaunt of Christ.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Preach I men now or God? Or go I aboute to please men? Yf I shulde yet please men, I were not the seruaunt of Christ.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For nowe preach I mans doctrine, or Gods? or go I about to please men? for if I should yet please men, I were not the seruant of Christ.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Do I nowe perswade men, or God? Other do I seke to please men? For yf I shoulde yet please men, I were not the seruaunt of Christe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please -- Christ's servant I should not be.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

Referenced Verses

• 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 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
• Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
• Eph 6:6 : 6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
• Rom 2:29 : 29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.
• 2 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 11 Since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
• Acts 4:19-20 : 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.' 20 'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'
• Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.'
• Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
• 1 John 3:9 : 9 No one born of God practices sin, for His seed abides in them; they cannot keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.
• 1 Cor 10:33 : 33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
• Matt 28:14 : 14 'If this is reported to the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.'
• Rom 2:8 : 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and anger.