Verse 7

But I tell you the truth: It is for your benefit that I am going away. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dog, jeg sier dere sannheten; Det er til nytte for dere at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Trøsteren komme til dere; men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til nytte for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men hvis jeg drar, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten; det er til fordel for dere at jeg går bort: for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Trøsteren komme til dere; men dersom jeg drar, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går, kommer ikke talsmannen til dere. Men når jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til gagn for dere at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil Talsmannen ikke komme til dere; men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres beste at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men går jeg bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men hvis jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Allikevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er best for dere at jeg drar bort, for om jeg ikke drar, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men om jeg forlater dere, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

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  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men dersom jeg går bort, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

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

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men dersom jeg går bort, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til gagn for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men når jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere; men hvis jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg siger eder Sandheden: Det er eder gavnligt, at jeg gaaer bort; thi gaaer jeg ikke bort, skal Talsmanden ikke komme til eder; men gaaer jeg bort, saa vil jeg sende ham til eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil Talsmannen ikke komme til dere. Men hvis jeg drar, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is beneficial for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send him to you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres beste at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  `Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men det jeg sier er sant: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Neverthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I goo awaye. For yf I goo not awaye that comforter will not come vnto you. But yf I departe I will sende him vnto you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles I tell you the trueth, It is better for you yt I go awaye: For yf I go not awaye that comforter commeth not vnto you: but yf I departe, I wil sende hi vnto you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet I tell you the trueth, It is expedient for you that I goe away: for if I goe not away, that Comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vnto you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For yf I go not away, that comforter wyll not come vnto you: But yf I depart, I wyll sende hym vnto you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

Referenced Verses

• John 14:26 : 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.
• John 15:26 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me.
• John 14:16-17 : 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him, you know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
• John 7:39 : 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
• Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
• Ps 68:18 : 18 The chariots of God are tens of thousands, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness.
• John 11:50-52 : 50 'You do not realize that it is better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.' 51 He did not say this on his own; but as high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation. 52 And not only for the nation, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am, you may be also.
• Luke 24:49 : 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.
• John 8:45-46 : 45 But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can convict me of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
• Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter began to speak: 'Now I truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• Eph 4:8-9 : 8 Therefore it says: 'When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people.' 9 But what does 'he ascended' mean except that he also descended to the lower parts of the earth? 10 The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things. 11 And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, into a mature man, to the measure of the stature that belongs to the fullness of Christ.
• Acts 1:4-5 : 4 While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "You have heard from Me." 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
• John 14:28 : 28 You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
• Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.
• Luke 9:27 : 27 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.