Verse 14

For here we have no lasting city, but we eagerly seek the city that is to come.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For her har vi ingen vedvarende by, men vi søker den som skal komme.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For vi har ikke en by som består her, men vi søker den kommende.

• Norsk King James

  For her har vi ingen vedvarende by, men vi søker byen som skal komme.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For her har vi ikke en varig by, men vi søker den kommende.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For vi har her ikke en blivende stad, men vi søker den kommende.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi søker den kommende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi lengter etter den som skal komme.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi lengter etter en som skal komme.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For her har vi ikke noen blivende by, men vi søker den kommende.

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

  For her har vi ikke noen blivende by, men vi søker den kommende.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For her har vi ingen by som består, men vi søker den kommende.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi søker den som skal komme.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  thi vi have her ikke en blivende Stad, men søge efter den tilkommende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi søker den som skal komme.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For here we do not have a continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For vi har ikke her en varig by, men vi søker den som kommer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For her har vi ingen by som består, men vi søker den kommende.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For her har vi ingen by som består, men vi søker den som skal komme.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For her har vi ingen varig by, men vi søker den som kommer.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For here have we no continuynge citie: but we seke one to come.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for here haue we no contynuynge cite, but we seke one to come.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For here haue we no continuing citie: but we seeke one to come.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For here haue we no continuyng citie: but we seke one to come.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] which is to come.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 3:20 : 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• 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,
• Mic 2:10 : 10 Get up and leave, for this is not your resting place! Because it is defiled, it brings destruction—a grievous destruction.
• 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.
• 2 Cor 4:17-5:8 : 17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has prepared us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 6 Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. 7 (For we live by faith, not by sight.) 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• Eph 2:19 : 19 So then, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,
• Col 3:1-3 : 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• Heb 4:9 : 9 Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.
• Heb 11:9-9 : 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
• Heb 11:12-16 : 12 And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 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.
• 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
• 2 Pet 3:13-14 : 13 But according to His promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.