Verse 16

But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å være kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt dem en by.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over dem som kalles sine, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk King James

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk: derfor er Gud ikke skammet for å bli kalt deres Gud; for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for Han har forberedt en by for dem.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men nå ønsker de et bedre, det er, et himmelsk; derfor er Gud ikke skamfull over å kalles deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men nå søker de et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk land: derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har gjort klar en by for dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men nå ønsker de seg et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, nemlig et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk fedreland. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by til dem.

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

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk fedreland. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by til dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men nå ønsker de et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over dem, ved å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har gjort i stand en by for dem.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud; for han har gjort en by klar for dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men nu hige de efter et bedre, det er et himmelsk; derfor blues Gud ikke ved dem, at kaldes deres Gud; thi han haver beredt dem en Stad.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk: Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, nemlig et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men nå søker de et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But now they desyre a better that is to saye a hevenlye. Wherfore God is not ashamed of them even to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now they desyre a better, that is to saye, a heauely. Wherfore God is not ashamed of the, eue to be called their God: for he hath prepared a cite for them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But nowe they desire a better, that is an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But nowe they desire a better, that is, a heauenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:6 : 6 Then he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' At this, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
• Heb 2:11 : 11 Both the One who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one Father. That is why He is not ashamed to call them brothers,
• Heb 11:10 : 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
• Heb 13:14 : 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we eagerly seek the city that is to come.
• Exod 3:15 : 15 God also said to Moses, 'Say to the Israelites, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation."
• Gen 17:7-8 : 7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
• Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.' 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Mark 8:38 : 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.
• Heb 11:14 : 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
• John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
• Acts 7:32 : 32 'I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look closely.
• Phil 3:20 : 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• 2 Tim 4:18 : 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Gen 28:13 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'
• Luke 12:32 : 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Luke 20:37 : 37 Even Moses showed that the dead are raised, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
• Mark 12:26 : 26 Regarding the dead being raised—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.
• Matt 22:31-32 : 31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you: 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.'
• Gen 26:24 : 24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."
• Exod 4:5 : 5 'This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.'