Verse 13

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For, brødre, dere er kalt til frihet; men bruk ikke friheten som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For dere ble kalt til frihet, brødre; bare ikke bruk friheten som en anledning til å tilfredsstille kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Norsk King James

  For, brødre, dere er kalt til frihet; bare bruk ikke friheten som en anledning til kjødets begjær, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere er kalt til frihet, brødre! Bare bruk ikke friheten som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet; bare bruk ikke friheten som et påskudd til kjødet, men tjen hverandre ved kjærligheten.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet; bruk bare ikke friheten som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet; bruk bare ikke friheten som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For, brødre, har dere blitt kalt til frihet; bruk imidlertid friheten ikke som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For dere er kalt til frihet, brødre; bruk bare ikke friheten til en anledning for kjøttet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

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

  For dere er kalt til frihet, brødre; bruk bare ikke friheten til en anledning for kjøttet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet; bare bruk ikke friheten som en anledning til kjøttet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For dere, brødre, ble kalt til frihet; bare bruk ikke friheten som et påskudd for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I ere jo kaldte til Frihed, Brødre! kun misbruger ikke Friheden til en Anledning for Kjødet, men værer i Kjærlighed hverandres Tjenere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For, brødre, dere er kalt til frihet; bruk bare ikke friheten som et påskudd for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For, brethren, you have been called to freedom; only do not use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For dere, brødre, ble kalt til frihet. Bruk bare ikke friheten som anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For dere ble kalt til frihet, brødre; bare bruk ikke friheten som en anledning til kjødet, men tjen hverandre gjennom kjærlighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet. Bruk bare ikke friheten som anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere, brødre, er kalt til frihet; bruk bare ikke deres frihet som en anledning for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Brethre ye were called in to (libertie) only let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesshe but in love serve one another.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But brethre, ye are called vnto liberty, onely let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For brethren, ye haue bene called vnto libertie: onely vse not your libertie as an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For brethren, ye haue ben called into libertie: Only let not libertie be an occasio to the flesshe, but by loue serue one another.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For ye -- to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only [use] not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.
• 1 Pet 2:16 : 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
• 1 Cor 8:9 : 9 But be careful that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
• Gal 5:14 : 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
• Rom 15:1-2 : 1 We who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbor for their good, to build them up.
• Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.
• Gal 4:5-7 : 5 to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, 'Abba, Father.' 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through God.
• 1 Cor 13:4-7 : 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
• Rom 6:18-22 : 18 Having been set free from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit did you produce then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and bound to God, you have your fruit, which leads to sanctification—and the outcome is eternal life.
• Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
• Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• Eph 5:21 : 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.
• John 8:32-36 : 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?" 34 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.
• John 13:14-15 : 14 If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I have done for you.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
• Mark 10:43-45 : 43 'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,' 44 'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.' 45 'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
• 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
• Gal 4:22-5:1 : 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and one by the free woman. 23 But the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, while the son by the free woman was born through the promise. 24 Now these things may be interpreted allegorically: These women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery—this is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. 27 For it is written: 'Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.' 28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29 But just as the one born according to the flesh persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is also now. 30 But what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.' 31 So then, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. 1 For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
• 1 John 3:16-19 : 16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth. 19 By this we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts in His presence.
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Jas 2:15-17 : 15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
• Jude 1:10-12 : 10 These people speak abusively about what they do not understand, and what they do understand by instinct—like unreasoning animals—these are the very things that destroy them. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, rushed headlong for profit into Balaam’s error, and perished in Korah’s rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I to be loved less?