Verse 19

So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere, Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for hva Faderen gjør, dette gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jesus svarte og sa til dem: "Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for hva han gjør, gjør også Sønnen det på samme måte."

• Norsk King James

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: Sannlig, sannlig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for det Faderen gjør, dette gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jesus svarte dem: Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for hva Faderen gjør, gjør Sønnen likeledes.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det som Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen likeså.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jesus svarte dem da og sa: «Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for hva Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jesus svarte dem: «Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen likt.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jesus svarte dem: 'Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faren gjøre. Alt det han gjør, gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: «Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men kun det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

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

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: «Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men kun det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jesus svarte dem: "Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det som Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jesus tok da til orde og sa til dem: "Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For alt det som Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor svarede Jesus og sagde til dem: Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg eder: Sønnen kan slet Intet gjøre af sig selv, uden hvad han seer Faderen gjøre; thi hvilke Ting, han gjør, de samme gjør og Sønnen ligesaa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så svarte Jesus og sa til dem: Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det Faderen gjør, gjør Sønnen likeså.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jesus svarte da og sa til dem: "Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. For det Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da svarte Jesus og sa til dem: "Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for alt det Han gjør, det gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jesus svarte dem derfor: "Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, bare det han ser Faderen gjøre; for det Faderen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da svarte Jesus og sa: Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv, men bare det han ser Faderen gjøre. Alt det Faderen gjør, gjør også Sønnen på samme måte.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then answered Iesus and sayde vnto them: verely verely I saye vnto you: the sonne can do no thinge of him selfe but that he seeth ye father do. For whatsoever he doeth yt doeth the sonne also.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The answered Iesus, and sayde vnto them: Verely verely I saye vnto you: The sonne can do nothinge of himself, but that he seyth the father do. For what soeuer he doeth, that doeth ye sonne also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then answered Iesus, and said vnto them, Verely, verely I say vnto you, The Sonne can doe nothing of himselfe, saue that he seeth the Father doe: for whatsoeuer things he doth, the same things doeth the Sonne in like maner.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then aunswered Iesus, & sayde vnto them: Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, the sonne can do nothyng of hym selfe, but that he seeth ye father do: For whatsoeuer he doeth, that doeth the sonne also.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then answered Jesus and said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus therefore answered them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus therefore answered them, "Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Jesus answered them,“I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.

Referenced Verses

• John 8:28 : 28 So Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but speak just as the Father taught me.
• John 12:49 : 49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak.
• John 14:10 : 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, the Father who dwells in me does his work.
• John 5:28-30 : 28 Do not be amazed at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice. 29 And they will come out: those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. 30 I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
• Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
• Isa 45:24 : 24 They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.' All who have raged against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
• Jer 17:10 : 10 I, the LORD, search the heart and test the mind, to give each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.
• Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• John 2:19 : 19 Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.'
• John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'
• John 5:21 : 21 'Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.'
• John 5:24-26 : 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son also to have life in Himself.
• John 9:4 : 4 'As long as it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.'
• John 10:18 : 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down and the authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.
• Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
• Gen 1:26 : 26 Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the creatures that move along the ground.'
• Exod 4:11 : 11 The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Or who makes them mute, deaf, seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
• Ps 50:6 : 6 The heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is judge. Selah.
• Ps 138:3 : 3 On the day I called, you answered me; you made me bold and strengthened my soul.
• Prov 2:6 : 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Isa 44:24 : 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'
• Col 1:16 : 16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.
• John 14:16-23 : 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. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?' 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
• Acts 2:24 : 24 But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.
• Rom 6:4 : 4 Therefore, we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
• 1 Cor 15:12 : 12 Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 2 Cor 4:14 : 14 We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
• Eph 1:18-19 : 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. This power is according to the working of His mighty strength,
• Eph 2:5 : 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved.
• Eph 3:16 : 16 I pray that out of the riches of His glory, He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
• Phil 3:21 : 21 who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
• Col 1:11 : 11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father,
• 1 Thess 4:14 : 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.
• Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.