Verse 11

Brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that were the case, the offense of the cross would be eliminated.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjæring, hvorfor forfølges jeg da fortsatt? Da er korsets anstøt blitt opphevet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men jeg, brødre, dersom jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjæring, hvorfor blir jeg da forfulgt? Da er korsets budskap blitt meningsløst.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fremdeles predikerer omskjæring, hvorfor lider jeg da fortsatt forfølgelse? Da ville korset ha tapt sin betydning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da forfulgt? Da ville korsets anstøt vært fjernet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor lider jeg da forfølgelse? Da er i tilfelle korsets anstøt tatt bort.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fremdeles forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor er jeg da ennå forfulgt? Så er korsets anstøt ryddet av veien.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fortsatt forfulgt? Da er korsets anstøt tatt bort.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg, brødre, om jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjæring, hvorfor blir jeg da forfulgt? Da mister korset sin krenkende kraft.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fremdeles forfulgt? Da ville korsets anstøt være borte.

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

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fremdeles forfulgt? Da ville korsets anstøt være borte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fremdeles forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da ennå forfulgt? Da er jo korsets anstøt opphevet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor lider jeg da fortsatt forfølgelse? Da er korsets anstøt opphevet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg, Brødre! dersom jeg endnu prædiker Omskjærelse, hvi forfølges jeg da endnu? Da var Korsets Forargelse jo borttagen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fortsatt forfulgt? Da ville jo korsets anstøt være borte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fremdeles forfulgt? Da er korsets anstøt fjernet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fortsatt forfulgt? Da ville korsets anstøt vært fjernet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men jeg, brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fortsatt forfulgt? Da er anstøtstenen ved korset fjernet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men brødre, hvis jeg fortsatt forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor blir jeg da fortsatt forfulgt? Da er anstøtet ved korset tatt bort.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Brethren yf I yet preache circucision: why do I then yet suffre persecucion? For then had the offence which the crosse geveth ceased.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Brethren yf I yet preach circumcision, why do I suffre persecucion? then had the slaunder off the crosse ceassed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why doe I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slaunder of the crosse abolished.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And brethren, if I yet preache circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slaunder of the crosse ceassed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been removed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
• Gal 4:29 : 29 But just as the one born according to the flesh persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is also now.
• Gal 6:12 : 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
• Gal 6:17 : 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
• 1 Pet 2:8-9 : 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 And why are we in danger every hour?
• 2 Cor 11:23-26 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26 I have been constantly on the move: in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from Gentiles; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, and in dangers among false believers.
• Gal 2:3 : 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was forced to be circumcised.
• Isa 8:14 : 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
• Acts 16:3 : 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.
• Acts 21:21 : 21 'They have been informed that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or follow our customs.'
• Acts 21:28 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.' 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
• Acts 23:13-14 : 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'
• Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
• 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.