Verse 10

Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og nå er øksen lagt til rotsystemet av trærne; derfor skal hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt hogges ned og kastet i ilden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Allerede ligger øksen ved roten av trærne. Ethvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt blir hugget ned og kastet i ilden.

• Norsk King James

  Og nå er øksen allerede lagt til roten av trærne; derfor vil hvert tre uten god frukt bli hogd ned og kastet i ilden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne; derfor skal hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, hogges ned og kastes i ilden.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og nå ligger øksen allerede ved roten av trærne: derfor blir hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, hugget ned og kastet i ilden.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne, og hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet i ilden.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Øksen er allerede lagt ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hogd ned og kastet i ilden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Nå er øksa lagt ved trærnes rot. Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hugget ned og kastet i ilden.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne, derfor blir hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, hugget ned og kastet på ilden.

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

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne, derfor blir hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, hugget ned og kastet på ilden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hogget ned og kastet på ilden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Øksen ligger allerede ved roten av trærne; hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hogd ned og kastet på ilden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Øxen ligger og allerede ved Roden af Træerne; derfor skal hvert Træ, som ikke bærer god Frugt, afhugges og kastes i Ilden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og nå er også øksen lagt ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, skal hogges ned og kastes på ilden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Allerede ligger øksen ved roten av trærne. Derfor blir hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt hogd ned og kastet på ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Nå er også øksen lagt ved roten av trærne; derfor blir hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, hogd ned og kastet i ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Øksen ligger alt ved roten av trærne. Hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt, blir hogd ned og kastet i ilden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Allerede nå ligger øksen ved roten av trærne; hvert tre som ikke bærer god frukt blir hugget ned og kastet på ilden.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Euenowe is ye axe put vnto ye rote of ye trees: soo that every tree which bringeth not forthe goode frute is hewe doune and cast into ye fyre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Euen now is the axe put vnto ye rote of the trees: therfore euery tre which bringeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewe downe, and cast into the fyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euen now is the axe also put vnto the roote of the trees: therefore, euery tree which bryngeth not foorth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Referenced Verses

• John 15:6 : 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
• John 15:2 : 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
• Matt 7:19 : 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Luke 3:9 : 9 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Luke 13:6-9 : 6 Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.' 7 He said to the gardener, 'For three years I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?' 8 'Sir,' the gardener replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.' 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! But if not, then cut it down.'
• Ps 92:13-14 : 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon. 14 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• Ps 1:3 : 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.
• Ps 80:15-16 : 15 God of Hosts, return! Look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine. 16 The root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
• Ezek 15:2-7 : 2 Son of man, what is the wood of a vine compared to any other tree or the branch that is among the trees of the forest? 3 Is wood taken from it to make anything useful? Can one make a peg from it to hang any utensil on? 4 Look, it is put into the fire for fuel. The fire consumes both ends of it, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for anything? 5 Even when it was whole, it could not be made into anything useful. How much less can it be used after the fire has consumed it and it is charred! 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against them. Though they come out of the fire, the fire will still consume them. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
• Mal 3:1-3 : 1 Behold, I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Suddenly, the Lord whom you are seeking will come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—behold, he is coming, 2 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, purifying the Levites and refining them like gold and silver, so they may bring offerings to the Lord in righteousness.
• Luke 23:31 : 31 For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
• 1 Pet 4:17-18 : 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the house of God, and if it begins with us, what will become of those who disobey the gospel of God? 18 And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
• Matt 21:19 : 19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And immediately, the fig tree withered.
• Heb 3:1-3 : 1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. 3 For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
• Heb 6:8 : 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
• Heb 10:28-31 : 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. And again, 'The Lord will judge His people.' 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• Isa 5:2-7 : 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones. 3 Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. 4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I have already done? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes, did it yield only wild ones? 5 Now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it. 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.
• Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.
• Isa 61:3 : 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 17:8 : 8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.