Verse 8

The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For den som sår til sitt kjøtt, skal av kjøttet høste fordervelse; men den som sår til Ånden, skal av Ånden høste evig liv.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For den som sår i sin egen natur, skal høste ødeleggelse av sin egen natur; men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• Norsk King James

  For den som sår til sitt kjøtt, skal høste skade fra kjødet; men den som sår til Ånden, skal fra Ånden høste evig liv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For den som sår i sitt kjøtt, skal høste fordervelse av kjøttet, men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For den som sår etter kjødet, skal av kjødet høste fordervelse; men den som sår etter Ånden, skal av Ånden høste evig liv.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Den som sår i sitt kjøtt skal høste fordervelse fra kjøttet, men den som sår i Ånden skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For den som sår i sitt eget kjøtt, skal høste fordervelse av kjøttet; men den som sår til Ånden, skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For den som sår etter sitt kjøtt, skal høste fordervelse fra kjøttet; men den som sår etter Ånden, skal høste evig liv fra Ånden.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For den som sår til kjøttet, skal fra kjøttet høste fordervelse; men den som sår til Ånden, skal fra Ånden høste evig liv.

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

  For den som sår til kjøttet, skal fra kjøttet høste fordervelse; men den som sår til Ånden, skal fra Ånden høste evig liv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For den som sår i sitt eget kjøtt, skal høste fordervelse fra kjøttet; men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv fra Ånden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For den som sår i sitt kjøds åker, skal høste fordervelse fra kjødet, men den som sår i åndens åker, skal høste evig liv fra ånden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi hvo, som saaer i sit Kjød, skal høste Forkrænkelse af Kjødet; men hvo, som saaer i Aanden, skal høste det evige Liv af Aanden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For den som sår i sin egen kjøttelige natur, skal høste fordervelse av kjødet. Men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den som sår i sitt kjøtt, skal av kjøttet høste fordervelse. Men den som sår i Ånden, skal av Ånden høste evig liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den som sår i sitt eget kjød, skal høste forgjengelighet av kjødet; men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv av Ånden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som sår i sitt kjøtt, skal av kjøttet høste fordervelse, men den som sår i Ånden, skal av Ånden høste evig liv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For den som sår i sitt kjøtt, skal høste fordervelse fra kjøttet; men den som sår i Ånden, skal høste evig liv fra Ånden.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He that soweth in his flesshe shall of ye flesshe reepe corrupcio. But he yt soweth in ye sprete shall of the sprete reepe lyfe everlastinge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He that soweth vpon the flesh, shal of the flesh reape destruccion: But he that soweth vpon ye sprete, shal of the sprete reape life euerlastinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For hee that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reape corruption: but hee that soweth to the spirit, shal of the spirit reape life euerlasting.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Referenced Verses

• Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Rom 8:13 : 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
• 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.
• Rom 6:21-22 : 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.
• Gal 6:7 : 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.
• Job 4:8 : 8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
• Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.
• Isa 32:20 : 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, letting the oxen and the donkey roam freely.
• Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
• Prov 22:8 : 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.
• Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it will yield no flour. Even if it does produce, strangers will swallow it up.
• Hos 10:13 : 13 But you have planted wickedness, reaped injustice, and eaten the fruit of deception. Because you trusted in your own way and in your many warriors,
• Matt 19:29 : 29 And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
• Luke 18:30 : 30 will fail to receive many times more in this present age and, in the age to come, eternal life.
• John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
• John 4:36 : 36 The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.
• Rom 6:13 : 13 Do not present the parts of your body as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and the parts of your body as instruments of righteousness to God.
• Rom 13:14 : 14 But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
• Jude 1:21 : 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
• Rev 22:11 : 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the righteous continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy."
• 1 Tim 1:16 : 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
• Titus 3:7 : 7 so that, being justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 These people, however, are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They speak abusively about things they do not understand, and in their destruction, they too will be destroyed.
• John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
• Jer 12:13 : 13 They have sown wheat but reaped thorns; they have exhausted themselves to no profit. Be ashamed of your harvests because of the fierce anger of the LORD.