Verse 20

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching, she misleads my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Likevel har jeg noen få ting imot deg, fordi du lar kvinnen Isabel, som kaller seg selv profetisse, lære og lure mine tjenere til å praktisere hor og spise avgudsofre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men jeg har imot deg noen få ting, fordi du lar kvinnen Jesabel, som sier hun er profet, lære og føre mine tjenere vill til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel har jeg noen ting imot deg, fordi du lar den kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg profetisse, lære og føre mine tjenere til å begå usømmelighet og spise fra det som er tilbudt avgudene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg: Du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg profetinne, å lære og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg, fordi du lar den kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg en profetinne, lære og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise offret til avgudene.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg; du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg profetinne, å undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsofferkjøtt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg, fordi du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg selv en profetinne, å undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise hedenske ofre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men jeg har noe imot deg, for du lar kvinnen Jezebel, som utgir seg for å være profet, undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å begå hor og spise ting ofret til avguder.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg, at du lar kvinnen Jesabel, hun som kaller seg selv profetinne, få undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

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

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg, at du lar kvinnen Jesabel, hun som kaller seg selv profetinne, få undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg: Du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg en profetinne, å lære og lede mine tjenere til å begå hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg: Du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg selv en profet, å lære og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg haver nogle faa Ting imod dig, at du tilsteder den Qvinde Jesabel, som siger sig selv at være en Prophetinde, at lære og forføre mine Tjenere til at bedrive Hor og at æde Afgudsoffere.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou suffest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg, fordi du lar kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg profetinne, lære og forføre mine tjenere til å drive utukt og spise mat ofret til avguder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg har dette imot deg, at du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, hun som kaller seg profetinne, å lære og forføre mine tjenere til å begå utukt og spise av det som er ofret til avguder.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men jeg har noen få ting imot deg: Du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg en profet, å lære og føre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men jeg har dette mot deg, at du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, hun som kaller seg en profetinne, å lære og forføre mine tjenere til å drive utukt og spise avgudsofferkjøtt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men jeg har dette mot deg, at du tillater kvinnen Jesabel, som kaller seg profet, å undervise og forføre mine tjenere til å drive hor og spise avgudsoffer.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Notwitstondinge I have a feawe thynges agaynst the that thou sofferest that woman Iesabell which called her sylfe a prophetes to teache and to deceave my servauntes to make them commyt fornicacion and to eate meates offered vppe vnto ydoles.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Not withstondinge I haue a feawe thinges agaynst the, that thou sufferest that woman Iesabell (which called her selfe a prophetisse) to teache and to deceaue my seruauntes, to make them committ fornicacion, and to eate meates offered vp vnto ydoles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Notwithstanding, I haue a few things against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Iezabel, which calleth her selfe a prophetesse, to teache and to deceiue my seruants to make them commit fornication, and to eate meates sacrificed vnto idoles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Notwithstandyng, I haue a fewe thynges agaynst thee, because thou sufferest that woman Iesabel, which called her selfe a prophetisse, to teache, and to deceaue my seruauntes, to make them commit fornication, and to eate meates offred vp vnto idols.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I have this against you, that you tolerate your{TR, NU read "that" instead of "your"} woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `But I have against thee a few things: That thou dost suffer the woman Jezebel, who is calling herself a prophetess, to teach, and to lead astray, my servants to commit whoredom, and idol-sacrifices to eat;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 2:14 : 14 But I have a few things against you: You have those there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites—to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
• 1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
• 2 Kgs 9:7 : 7 You shall strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the LORD's servants shed by Jezebel.
• Acts 15:29 : 29 that you abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
• 1 Cor 10:18-21 : 18 Consider the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or that food sacrificed to idols is anything? 20 No, but what the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
• 1 Cor 8:10-12 : 10 For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, eating in an idol's temple, won’t their weak conscience be emboldened to eat food sacrificed to idols? 11 So the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. 12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and sisters and wound their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.
• 1 Kgs 21:23-25 : 23 And concerning Jezebel, the LORD also says: 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.' 24 'Anyone who belongs to Ahab and dies in the city, the dogs will eat; and anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the heavens will eat.' 25 There was no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
• Acts 15:20 : 20 Instead, we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, sexual immorality, meat that has been strangled, and blood.
• Exod 34:15 : 15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.
• 2 Kgs 9:30-37 : 30 When Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard about it. She painted her eyes, arranged her hair, and looked out of a window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she called out, 'Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?' 32 He looked up at the window and called out, 'Who is on my side? Who?' Two or three eunuchs looked down at him. 33 He said, 'Throw her down!' So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot. 34 Jehu went inside, ate and drank, and then said, 'Attend to this cursed woman and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.' 35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing of her except the skull, the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 They went back and told Jehu, who said, 'This is the word of the LORD that he spoke through his servant Elijah the Tishbite: “In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.”' 37 'Jezebel’s body will be like dung on the field in the plot of land at Jezreel, so that no one will be able to say, “This is Jezebel.”'
• Rev 2:4 : 4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.
• 1 Kgs 19:1-2 : 1 Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, 'May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.'
• 1 Kgs 21:7-9 : 7 Jezebel, his wife, said to him, 'Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.' 8 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city. 9 In those letters she wrote, 'Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people.' 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death. 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.' 15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, 'Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to sell to you for silver. Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.'
• Num 25:1-2 : 1 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the people began to commit sexual immorality with the women of Moab. 2 The women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
• 1 Cor 10:28 : 28 But if someone says to you, 'This has been offered in sacrifice,' then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.