Verse 16

When you fast, do not look somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke være som hypokritene med et sørgmodig ansikt; for de fordreier sine ansikter, for å bli sett av mennesker mens de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke se triste ut som hyklerne; de gjør ansiktet sitt med vilje trist for å vise menneskene at de faster.

• Norsk King James

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke se triste ut i ansiktet som hyklerne; de forvansker ansiktene sine for å bli sett av mennesker som faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke se dystre ut som hyklerne; for de vansirer ansiktet sitt for å vise menneskene at de faster; sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har allerede fått sin belønning.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Når dere faster, vær da ikke som hyklerne, med et dystert ansikt. For de går omkring med et mørkt utseende for å vise menneskene at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har fått sin lønn.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Når dere faster, se ikke dystre ut som hyklerne, for de vanstelles sitt ansikt for å vise menneskene at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Når dere faster, se ikke triste ut som hyklerne, for de vansirer sine ansikter for å vises før mennesker at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke være like triste som hyklerne; for de gjør ansiktet sitt trist for å vise for mennesker at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de får sin lønn.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Når dere faster, skal dere heller ikke se triste ut, slik som hyklerne. De gjør ansiktene sine stygge slik at menneskene skal se de faster. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

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

  Når dere faster, skal dere heller ikke se triste ut, slik som hyklerne. De gjør ansiktene sine stygge slik at menneskene skal se de faster. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke se dystre ut som hyklerne, for de vansirer ansiktet for å vise mennesker at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke være som hyklerne, med et dystert uttrykk; for de vansirer ansiktene sine for å vise menneskene at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: de har allerede fått sin belønning.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men naar I faste, skulle I ikke see bedrøvede ud, som Øienskalkene; thi de forvende deres Ansigt, at de kunne sees af Menneskene at faste; sandelig siger jeg eder, at de have alt faaet deres Løn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når dere faster, skal dere ikke være som hyklerne, med et trist ansikt, for de forandrer sitt utseende for at folk skal se at de faster. Sannelig sier jeg dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Når dere faster, vær ikke som hyklerne med dystre ansikter. De vansirer sitt ansikt for å vise folk at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når dere faster, sørg for at dere ikke ser dystre ut som hyklerne, for de vansirer ansiktene sine for å vise menneskene at de faster; sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Når dere faster, vær ikke som hyklerne med et trist ansikt, for de vansirer ansiktene sine for å vise menneskene at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når dere faster, vær ikke bedrøvet som hyklerne, for de gjør ansiktene sine dystre for å vise menneskene at de faster. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Moreoure when ye faste be not sad as ye ypocrytes are. For they disfigure their faces that they myght be sene of me how they faste. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moreouer when ye fast, be not sad as ye ypocrytes are. For they disfigure their faces, that they myght be sene of men to fast. Verely I saye vnto you: they haue their rewarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer, when ye fast, looke not sowre as the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they might seeme vnto men to fast. Verely I say vnto you, that they haue their rewarde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, when ye fast, be not of an heauy countenaunce, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure theyr faces, that they myght appeare vnto men, to fast. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Proper Fasting“When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!

Referenced Verses

• Isa 58:3-5 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?
• Matt 6:2 : 2 So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
• Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
• Luke 18:12 : 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
• Ps 35:13 : 13 But when they were ill, I wore sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned to me unanswered.
• Ps 69:10 : 10 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
• Ps 109:24 : 24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body has grown thin and gaunt.
• 1 Cor 7:5 : 5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
• Acts 10:30 : 30 Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.
• Matt 9:14-15 : 14 Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?' 15 Jesus answered them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.'
• Mark 2:18 : 18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, 'Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?
• Luke 2:37 : 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.
• Dan 9:3 : 3 So I turned my attention to the Lord God, seeking Him in prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
• Zech 7:3-5 : 3 They asked the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts and the prophets, 'Should I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done for so many years?' 4 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying: 5 Say to all the people of the land and the priests: 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?'
• Mal 3:14 : 14 You have said, 'Serving God is futile. What profit is there in keeping his requirements or walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
• 2 Sam 12:16 : 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying on the ground in sackcloth.
• 2 Sam 12:21 : 21 His attendants asked him, 'Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!'
• 1 Kgs 21:27 : 27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.
• Neh 1:4 : 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.
• Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
• Acts 13:2-3 : 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' 3 Then, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
• Acts 14:23 : 23 They appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
• 2 Cor 6:5 : 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger;
• 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.