Verse 31

I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og jeg kjente ham ikke; men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor kom jeg for å døpe med vann.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og jeg kjente ham ikke; men han sendte meg for å døpe med vann, for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg kjente ham ikke; men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, kom jeg for å døpe med vann."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men på at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet og døper med vann.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet og døper med vann.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skal bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet og døper med vann.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor har jeg kommet og døpt med vann.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, er jeg kommet og døper med vann.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, er jeg kommet og døper med vann.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg kjente Ham ikke, men for at Han skulle åpenbares for Israel, er jeg kommet og døper med vann.»

• claude3.7

  And I knew him not: but that he might be manifested to Israel, for this I came in the water baptizing.

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

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, er jeg kommet og døper med vann.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle åpenbares for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet og døper med vann.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor kom jeg og døpte med vann.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg kjendte ham ikke; men paa det han skulde aabenbares for Israel, derfor er jeg kommen og døber med Vand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, er jeg derfor kommet og døper med vann.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle åpenbares for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet for å døpe med vann.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor er jeg kommet for å døpe med vann.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg kjente ham ikke; men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor kom jeg og døpte med vann.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Også jeg kjente ham ikke, men for at han skulle bli åpenbart for Israel, derfor kom jeg og døpte med vann.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and I knew him not: but that he shuld be declared to Israell therfore am I come baptisynge with water.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and I knewe him not: but that he shulde be declared in Israel, therfore am I come to baptyse with water.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I knewe him not: but because he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptizing with water.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I knewe hym not: but that he shoulde be declared to Israel, therfore am I come, baptizing with water.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
• Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
• Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming,
• Matt 3:6 : 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
• Mark 1:3-5 : 3 'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.' 4 John appeared in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem came out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
• Luke 3:3-4 : 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"
• John 1:7 : 7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
• John 1:33 : 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
• Acts 19:4 : 4 Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus."
• Luke 1:76-80 : 76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 to give His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. 78 Because of our God's tender mercy, the dawn from on high will visit us, 79 to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
• Luke 2:39-42 : 39 When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Every year, Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.