Verse 21

For although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Fordi de, da de kjente Gud, ikke ærte ham som Gud, og var ikke takknemlige; men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres dårlige hjerte ble mørklagt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  fordi da de kjente Gud, gav de Ham ikke ære som Gud, eller takket Ham; men de ble fordervet av fordervede tanker, og deres forstand ble mørklagt.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi da de kjente Gud, ga de ham ikke ære som Gud og var heller ikke takknemlige; men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uvettige hjerte ble mørklagt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret eller takket de ham ikke som Gud, men ble forfengelige i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerte ble formørket.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud, og takket ham ikke. I stedet ble deres tanker tomhet, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud eller takket ham, men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud, heller ikke var de takknemlige; men de ble forfengelige i sine tanker, og deres tåpelige hjerter ble formørket.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  for selv om de kjente Gud, ga de ham ikke ære som Gud eller var takknemlige; de ble forfengte i sine forestillinger, og deres tåpelige hjerter ble mørknet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For enda de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud og var ikke takknemlige, men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

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

  For enda de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud og var ikke takknemlige, men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud, heller ikke takket de ham, men deres tankegang ble til intet, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de Ham ikke som Gud eller takket Ham, men deres tanker ble tomme, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi enddog de kjendte Gud, saa ærede eller takkede de ham dog ikke som Gud, men bleve forfængelige i deres Tanker, og deres uforstandige Hjerte blev formørket.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud, heller ikke var de takknemlige, men deres tanker ble meningsløse, og deres dårlige hjerter ble formørket.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Fordi, selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud, heller ikke takket de ham, men ble forgjeves i deres tankegang, og deres meningsløse hjerte ble formørket.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  fordi, selv om de kjente Gud, æret de Ham ikke som Gud, heller ikke takket de Ham, men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  for selv om de kjente Gud, æret de ham ikke som Gud og ga ham ikke takk, men ble tomme i sine tanker, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fordi de kjente Gud, men ga ham ikke ære som Gud eller takket ham, og deres tanker ble tomme, og deres uforstandige hjerter ble formørket.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  in as moche as when they knewe god they glorified him not as God nether were thakfull but wexed full of vanities in their imaginacions and their folisshe hertes were blynded.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  in as moch as they knewe, that there is a God, and haue not praysed him as God ner thanked him, but became vayne in their ymaginacions, and their foolish hert was blynded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Because that when they knewe God, they glorified hym not as God, neither were thankefull, but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations, and their foolishe heart was blynded.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because, having known God they did not glorify `Him' as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 2:5 : 5 This is what the LORD says: ‘What fault did your ancestors find in me that they strayed so far from me? They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
• Eph 4:17-18 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
• 2 Kgs 17:15 : 15 They despised His statutes, His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His warnings He gave them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They imitated the nations around them, though the Lord had commanded them not to do so.
• Ps 50:23 : 23 Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me, and to the one who orders their way rightly, I will show the salvation of God.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
• 2 Tim 3:2 : 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and unholy.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Rev 14:7 : 7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water."
• John 3:19 : 19 This is the verdict: The light has come into the world, but people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.
• Rom 1:19 : 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
• Rom 11:10 : 10 "Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever."
• Rom 15:9 : 9 And so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: 'Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to Your name.'
• Gen 6:5 : 5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of humanity had become on the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of their heart was only evil continually.
• Gen 8:21 : 21 The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in His heart, "Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. Nor will I ever again destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
• Deut 28:29 : 29 At midday, you will grope around like a blind person in the dark. You will not prosper in your ways; you will be continually oppressed and robbed, with no one to save you.
• Ps 81:12 : 12 But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
• Ps 86:9 : 9 All the nations You have made will come and bow down before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
• Eccl 7:29 : 29 This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.
• Isa 44:9-9 : 9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses see nothing and know nothing, so they will be put to shame. 10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol that can profit nothing? 11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, and the craftsmen are mere men. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will be terrified and put to shame together. 12 The blacksmith works with iron, shaping it in the coals. He hammers it with his tools and works it with the strength of his arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he drinks no water and becomes faint. 13 The carpenter measures out wood; he marks it with a stylus. He shapes it with chisels and marks it with a compass. He crafts it in the form of a man, a human figure, to dwell in a house. 14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow. 15 It becomes fuel for a man; he takes part of it to warm himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also makes a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it. 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; he roasts meat over it, eats, and is satisfied. He warms himself and says, 'Ah, I am warm; I see the fire.' 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.' 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Isa 60:2 : 2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations, but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.
• Jer 10:3-8 : 3 For the customs of the nations are worthless. They cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped by the hands of a craftsman with a chisel. 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter. 5 They are like scarecrows in a cucumber field; they cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm—nor can they do any good. 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You. 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
• Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. 15 They are worthless, a work of mockery; at the time of their punishment, they will perish.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
• Hos 2:8 : 8 Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.
• Hab 1:15-16 : 15 The wicked pull them all up with a hook, drag them out with their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they rejoice and are glad. 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net and burn incense to their dragnet, for by these their portion is rich and their food is plentiful.
• Luke 17:15-18 : 15 One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice. 16 He fell face down at Jesus’ feet, thanking him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus replied, 'Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?' 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?
• 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
• Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.