Verse 27

'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som blir til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen beseglet.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som leder til evig liv, den som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere. For ham har Gud Fader satt sitt segl på."

  • Norsk King James

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen innsatt med sitt segl.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for ham har Faderen, nemlig Gud, satt sitt segl på.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for på ham har Gud Faderen satt sitt segl.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere. På ham har Faderen satt sitt segl, Gud selv."

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som varer til evig liv, og som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere; for Ham har Gud Faderen bekreftet.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, den maten Menneskesønnen skal gi dere, for ham har Gud Faderen forseglet.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som er forgjengelig, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen satt sitt segl på.»

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

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som er forgjengelig, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen satt sitt segl på.»

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    'Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som blir til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere. For på ham har Faderen, Gud, satt sitt segl.'

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som varer til evig liv og som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for på ham har Gud, Faderen, satt sitt segl."

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Arbeider ikke for den Mad, som er forgjængelig, men for den Mad, som varer til et evigt Liv, hvilken Menneskens Søn skal give eder; thi ham haver Faderen, (nemlig) Gud, beseglet.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen satt sitt segl på.»

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som består til evig liv, den som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere. For ham har Gud Faderen satt sitt segl på.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den mat som varer til evig liv, den som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere. For på ham har Gud Fader satt sitt segl.»

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Arbeid ikke for den maten som forgår, men for den maten som varer til evig liv, som Menneskesønnen skal gi dere; for ham har Gud Faderen stadfestet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Arbeid ikke for den mat som forgår, men for den maten som består til evig liv, den som Menneskesønnen vil gi dere. For ham har Gud, Faderen, satt sitt segl på.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Laboure not for ye meate which perissheth but for ye meate that endureth vnto everlastynge lyfe whiche meate ye sonne of ma shall geve vnto you. For him hath god ye father sealed.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Laboure not for the meate which perisheth but yt endureth vnto euerlastinge life, which the sonne of ma shal geue you: For him hath God the father sealed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 55:2 : 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.
  • John 6:54 : 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • John 6:40 : 40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
  • John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, they will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
  • John 17:2 : 2 Just as You gave Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all You have given Him.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  • John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.
  • John 10:28 : 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.
  • Prov 2:2-6 : 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  • John 5:36-37 : 36 But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me. 37 The Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have never heard His voice or seen His form.
  • John 6:28-29 : 28 Then they said to him, 'What must we do to perform the works of God?' 29 Jesus answered them, 'This is the work of God: that you believe in the one he has sent.'
  • Ps 2:7 : 7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord: He said to me, 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.'
  • Ps 40:7 : 7 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared my ears to listen; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
  • Eccl 5:11-16 : 11 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep. 12 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners. 13 Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit. 14 As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands. 15 This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain from all his labor for the wind? 16 Throughout his days, he eats in darkness, with great frustration, sickness, and anger.
  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.
  • Isa 11:1-3 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear.
  • John 10:37-38 : 37 If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
  • 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?'
  • John 11:42 : 42 'I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'
  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
  • John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
  • John 6:68 : 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  • John 8:18 : 18 I am the one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me also testifies about me.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners. 2 To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn. 3 To provide for those who mourn in Zion—giving them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of faintness. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His splendor.
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 Your words were found, and I ate them. Your word became to me the joy and delight of my heart, for I am called by Your name, LORD God of Hosts.
  • Hab 2:13 : 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?
  • Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  • Matt 6:31-33 : 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'
  • Mark 1:11 : 11 And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.'
  • Mark 9:7 : 7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!'
  • Luke 3:22 : 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my beloved Son; in you, I am well pleased."
  • Luke 4:18-21 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. 20 Then He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. All the eyes in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 He began by saying to them, 'Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.'
  • Luke 9:35 : 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him.'
  • Luke 10:40-42 : 40 But Martha was distracted by much serving. So she came to Him and asked, 'Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.' 41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.' 42 'But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.'
  • John 1:33-34 : 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.' 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
  • John 3:33 : 33 Whoever accepts His testimony certifies that God is truthful.
  • John 4:13-14 : 13 Jesus answered her, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
  • Rom 4:11 : 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through Him among you, as you yourselves know—
  • 1 Cor 6:13 : 13 Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will destroy both one and the other. The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 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. 30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess. 31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  • 1 Cor 9:2 : 2 If I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 9:24-27 : 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one. 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air. 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
  • 2 Cor 4:18 : 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.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you, both to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose.
  • Col 1:29 : 29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.
  • Col 2:22 : 22 which all perish as they are used—based on human commands and teachings.
  • Col 3:2 : 2 Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth.
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.
  • 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
  • Heb 4:11 : 11 Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.
  • Heb 12:16 : 16 Make sure that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
  • Jas 1:11 : 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. In the same way, the rich person will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  • 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
  • 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'
  • 2 Pet 3:11-14 : 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 Looking forward to and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, being set on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with intense heat. 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.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.