Verse 33

They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?"

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams sæd, og har aldri vært slaver under noen; hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli frie?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De svarte ham: 'Vi er Abrahams etterkommere, og har aldri vært slaver for noen; hvordan kan du si: 'Dere skal bli fri?'

• Norsk King James

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams etterkommere, og har aldri vært slaver; hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli frie?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams slekt og har aldri vært slaver for noen. Hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli frie?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært i trelldom for noen. Hvordan kan du da si: Dere skal bli fri?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De svarte ham: "Vi er Abrahams ætt, og aldri har vi vært slaver for noen. Hvordan kan du si at vi skal bli frie?"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De svarte ham: "Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært i trelldom for noen. Hvordan kan du si: 'Dere skal bli fri'?"

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De svarte ham: «Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært underlagt noen menneskelig hersker. Hvordan sier du da at vi skal bli frie?»

• gpt4.5-preview

  De svarte ham: «Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært slaver under noen. Hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli frie?»

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

  De svarte ham: «Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært slaver under noen. Hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli frie?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De svarte ham: "Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært slaver for noen. Hvordan kan du da si: ‘Dere skal bli fri’?"

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært treller for noen. Hvordan kan du da si: Dere skal bli fri?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De svarede ham: Vi ere Abrahams Afkom og have aldrig været Nogens Trælle; hvorledes siger du da: I skulle vorde frie?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De svarte: Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært slaver under noen. Hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli fri?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They answered him, We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone: how can you say, You shall be made free?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De svarte ham: "Vi er Abrahams ætt, og har aldri vært i trelldom for noen. Hvordan kan du si: 'Dere skal bli frie'?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De svarte ham: 'Vi er Abrahams barn og har aldri vært slave for noen; hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli fri?'.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams ætt og har aldri vært i trelldom under noen. Hvordan kan du si: Dere skal bli fri?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De svarte ham: Vi er Abrahams etterkommere og har aldri vært noens treller; hvordan kan du da si at vi skal bli fri?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  They answered him: We be Abrahams seede and were never bonde to eny man: why sayest thou then ye shalbe made fre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered they him: We are Abrahams sede, we were neuer bonde to eny man, how sayest thou then: Ye shal be fre?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They answered him, Wee be Abrahams seede, and were neuer bonde to any man: why sayest thou then, Ye shalbe made free?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They aunswered hym: We be Abrahams seede, and were neuer bonde to any man: howe sayest thou then, ye shalbe made free?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  They answered him, `Seed of Abraham we are; and to no one have we been servants at any time; how dost thou say -- Ye shall become free?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

• World English Bible (2000)

  They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied,“and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say,‘You will become free’?”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
• John 8:39 : 39 They answered him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
• John 8:37 : 37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill me because my word has no place in you.
• John 19:25 : 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Luke 16:24-26 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.' 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.
• Gen 15:13 : 13 The LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be foreigners in a land not their own, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years."
• Exod 1:13-14 : 13 The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
• Lev 25:42 : 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.
• Judg 2:18 : 18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
• Judg 3:8 : 8 The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.
• Judg 4:3 : 3 The Israelites cried out to the LORD for help, for Sisera had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the Israelites cruelly for twenty years.
• Ezra 9:9 : 9 'Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has shown us kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia. He has granted us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and He has given us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.'
• Neh 5:4-8 : 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.' 5 'Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Israelites, and our children are just like theirs, we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, and we are powerless to do anything about it, since our fields and vineyards now belong to others.' 6 When I heard their outcry and these words, I became extremely angry. 7 I took counsel with myself, and then I confronted the nobles and officials, saying to them, 'You are exacting interest from your own people!' So I called together a large assembly to deal with them. 8 I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word.
• Neh 9:27-28 : 27 So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But in their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your great mercy, You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies. 28 But as soon as they had rest, they returned to doing evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to their enemies, who ruled over them. Yet when they again cried out to You, You heard from heaven and rescued them many times in Your abundant mercy.
• Neh 9:36-37 : 36 Here we are today, slaves in the land You gave to our ancestors so they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness—here we are, slaves in it! 37 Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.