Verse 20

For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For hans usynlige ting, fra verdens skapelse, er tydelig sett, forstått ved de tingene som er gjort, både hans evige makt og guddommelighet; så de er uten unnskyldning:

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For de usynlige egenskapene til Ham, fra verdens skapelse, kan forstås tydelig gjennom Hans verk, både Hans evige makt og guddommelighet; slik at de er uten unnskyldning:

• Norsk King James

  For hans usynlige ting, fra skapelsen av verden, er tydelig sett, og forstått av det som er skapt, til og med hans evige makt og guddommelighet; slik at de er uten unnskyldning:

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  for hans usynlige vesen, nemlig hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, blir sett fra verdens skapelse av ved de gjerninger som er gjort, slik at de ikke har noen unnskyldning.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For hans usynlige vesen, både hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, har helt fra verdens skapelse vært klart synlig og forstått gjennom de ting som er laget, så de er uten unnskyldning.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For siden verdens skapelse er hans usynlige egenskaper, hans evige kraft og guddom, sett gjennom hans verk, blitt forstått og sett, slik at de er uten unnskyldning.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hans usynlige egenskaper, nemlig hans evige kraft og guddommelige skapning, har siden verdens skapelse blitt tydelig sett, forstått gjennom de skapte ting, slik at de er uten unnskyldning.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For hans usynlige egenskaper – hans evige kraft og guddommelighet – har blitt åpenbart siden verdens skapelse gjennom det som er blitt gjort, slik at de er uten unnskyldning:

• gpt4.5-preview

  For helt siden verdens skapelse har hans usynlige egenskaper vært tydelige og forståelige gjennom det skapte, både hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, slik at de er uten unnskyldning.

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

  For helt siden verdens skapelse har hans usynlige egenskaper vært tydelige og forståelige gjennom det skapte, både hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, slik at de er uten unnskyldning.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For hans usynlige vesen, både hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, har vært synlig fra verdens skapelse av og forstått gjennom de skapte ting, så de er uten unnskyldning.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For Hans usynlige egenskaper, nemlig Hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, har vært synlige helt fra verdens skapelse, forstått ut fra de ting som er skapt, så de er uten unnskyldning.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  thi hans usynlige Væsen, (det er) hans evige Kraft og Guddommelighed, beskues fra Verdens Skabelse af, da de forstaaes af Gjerningerne, saa at de have ingen Undskyldning.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the invisible things of him fm the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hans usynlige egenskaper, nemlig hans evige kraft og guddom, blir klart sett fra skapelsens verden, forstått gjennom det som er gjort, slik at de er uten unnskyldning:

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For hans usynlige egenskaper, helt siden verdens skapelse, er tydelig sett, oppfattet gjennom de ting som er laget, også hans evige kraft og guddommelighet; så de er uten unnskyldning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for det usynlige ved Ham, Hans evige kraft og guddom, blir tydelig sett fra skapelsen av verden, forstått ved det skapte, så de er uten unnskyldning,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hans usynlige vesen, siden verdens skapelse, blir tydelig sett, forstått gjennom de skapte ting, hans evige kraft og guddommelighet; så de er uten unnskyldning:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fra verdens skapelse har Guds usynlige egenskaper, hans evige kraft og guddommelighet, vært tydelige gjennom det som er skapt, så menneskene er uten unnskyldning;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So that his invisible thinges: that is to saye his eternall power and godhed are vnderstonde and sene by the workes from the creacion of the worlde. So that they are without excuse

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that the inuisible thinges of God (that is, his euerlastinge power and Godheade) mighte be sene whyle they are considered by the workes from the creacion of the worlde: so that they are without excuse,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power & Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be without excuse:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For his inuisible thinges, being vnderstanded by his workes, through the creation of the worlde, are seene, that is, both his eternall power and godhead: So that they are without excuse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, [even] his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 19:1-6 : 1 For the choirmaster: A psalm of David. 2 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of His hands. 3 Day after day they pour forth speech, and night after night they reveal knowledge. 4 There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard. 5 Yet their message has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens, He has pitched a tent for the sun. 6 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
• Isa 40:26 : 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
• 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Rom 1:19 : 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
• Ps 8:3 : 3 Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies, You have established strength because of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and the avenger.
• Rom 2:15 : 15 They demonstrate the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or even defending them.
• Ps 33:6-9 : 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
• Ps 104:5 : 5 He established the earth on its foundations, so that it will never be moved.
• John 1:18 : 18 No one has ever seen God; the one and only Son, who is in the closest relationship with the Father, has made Him known.
• John 15:22 : 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Acts 17:29 : 29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone—an image formed by human skill and imagination.
• Ps 139:13 : 13 For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
• Deut 4:19 : 19 And be careful not to lift your eyes toward the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars—all the host of heaven—and be led astray to bow down to them and worship them, things the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
• Col 1:15 : 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
• Rom 2:1 : 1 Therefore, you have no excuse, O person, whoever you are who judges. For when you judge someone else, you condemn yourself, because you practice the same things you judge others for.
• Job 31:26-28 : 26 if I have looked at the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor, 27 and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship, 28 then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.
• Ps 104:31 : 31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
• Ps 119:90 : 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm.
• Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'
• Isa 26:4 : 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD Himself is the eternal Rock.
• Ps 148:8-9 : 8 fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy winds obeying His word, 9 you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, 10 wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds, 11 kings of the earth and all nations, princes and all rulers of the earth, 12 young men and young women, old men and children.
• Rom 16:26 : 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—
• 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
• Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we may serve the living God?
• Heb 11:27 : 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he persevered as though seeing the one who is invisible.
• Col 2:9 : 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.
• Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.