Verse 3

So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Alt som de sier til dere, skal dere ta vare på og gjøre; men ikke gjør som de gjør, for de sier, men gjør ikke.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Alt hva de sier, skal dere holde fast ved og gjøre; men gjør ikke etter deres gjerninger, for de sier, men de gjør ikke.»

• Norsk King James

  Alt de ber dere om å gjøre, skal dere gjøre; men dere skal ikke gjøre som de gjør, for de sier én ting og gjør noe annet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor, hva de sier dere skal holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre; men gjør ikke som de gjør, for de sier én ting og gjør noe annet.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Alt derfor hva de pålegger dere å holde, det hold og gjør; men gjør ikke etter deres gjerninger, for de sier, og gjør ikke.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Derfor, alt de sier til dere at dere skal holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre; men ikke gjør som de gjør, for de sier én ting, men gjør en annen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Alt derfor som de befaler dere å holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre. Men gjør ikke som de gjør, for de sier, men gjør ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Alt det dere blir befalt å holde, skal dere gjøre, men ikke følg deres eksempel, for de gir kun ord og handler ikke.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Alt de derfor befaler dere å holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre; men gjør ikke etter deres gjerninger. For de sier det, men gjør det ikke selv.

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

  Alt de derfor befaler dere å holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre; men gjør ikke etter deres gjerninger. For de sier det, men gjør det ikke selv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så derfor, alt det de sier dere skal holde, gjør det og følg det, men gjør ikke som de gjør, for de sier en ting og gjør en annen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så alt de sier til dere, skal dere gjøre og holde. Men etter deres gjerninger skal dere ikke gjøre, for de sier én ting, men gjør noe annet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Alt det derfor, som de sige eder, at I skulle holde, det holder og gjører; men gjører ikke efter deres Gjerninger; thi de sige det vel, men gjøre det ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Alt derfor som de sier til dere at dere skal holde, det skal dere holde og gjøre; men følg ikke deres gjerninger, for de sier en ting og gjør noe annet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Alt de derfor befaler dere å holde, skal dere holde og gjøre. Men ikke gjør som de gjør, for de sier, men gjør ikke selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Alt de sier til dere, skal dere derfor gjøre og overholde, men følg ikke deres gjerninger, for de sier, men gjør ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor, gjør og hold alt det de sier til dere, men gjør ikke som de gjør; for de sier én ting og gjør noe annet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Alt det de befaler dere å gjøre, det skal dere gjøre og holde; men gjør ikke etter deres gjerninger, for de sier, men gjør ikke.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  All therfore whatsoever they byd you observe that observe and do: but after their workes do not:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and do, but after their workes shal ye not do,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  All therfore, whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and do: but do not ye after their workes, for they say, and do not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,› [that] ‹observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
• Exod 18:19-20 : 19 Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him. 20 Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do.
• Exod 18:23 : 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.
• Deut 4:5 : 5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may act according to them in the land you are entering to possess.
• Deut 5:27 : 27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey.
• Deut 17:9-9 : 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict. 10 You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you. 11 Follow exactly the law they teach you and the judgment they declare to you. Do not turn aside from the decision they give you, to the right or to the left. 12 Anyone who acts arrogantly and refuses to listen to the priest who stands to serve the LORD your God or the judge must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
• 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
• Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers. 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.
• Matt 15:2-9 : 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying, 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
• Matt 21:30 : 30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
• Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
• Rom 2:19-24 : 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the form of knowledge and truth— 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 For as it is written, 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'
• Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.