Verse 2

I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For jeg vitner for dem at de har iver for Gud, men ikke i samsvar med kunnskap.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For jeg vitner om dem at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke med kunnskap.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg vitner om dem at de har en sterk tro på Gud, men ikke i samsvar med kunnskap.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg kan vitne at de har iver for Gud, men uten kunnskap.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For jeg kan vitne om dem at de har nidkjærhet for Gud, men ikke etter kunnskap.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For jeg vitner om at de har nidkjærhet for Gud, men ikke i kunnskap.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg vitner om at de har iver for Gud, men ikke etter kunnskap.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg vitner om at de har en iver etter Gud, men ikke etter sann kunnskap.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For jeg gir dem det vitnesbyrd at de har en nidkjærhet for Gud, men ikke med den rette innsikt.

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

  For jeg gir dem det vitnesbyrd at de har en nidkjærhet for Gud, men ikke med den rette innsikt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg vitner om dem at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke etter kunnskap.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For jeg vitner om at de har iver for Gud, men ikke med innsikt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  thi jeg giver dem det Vidnesbyrd, at de have Nidkjærhed for Gud, men ikke med Kundskab.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg kan vitne om at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke basert på riktig kunnskap.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg vitner om dem at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke i samsvar med kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg vitner om at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke i samsvar med kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg vitner at de har en iver for Gud, men ikke etter kunnskap.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg vitner om at de har en sterk iver for Gud, men ikke etter kunnskap.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I beare them recorde that they have a fervet mynde to God warde but not accordinge to knowledge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I beare them recorde, that they are zelous for Gods cause, but not wt vnderstondinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I beare them recorde, that they haue a zeale of God: but not accordyng to knowledge.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:20 : 20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'
• Phil 1:9 : 9 And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.
• Phil 3:6 : 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
• Rom 9:31-32 : 31 but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, did not attain it. 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
• Rom 10:3 : 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
• 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Cor 8:3 : 3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own.
• Gal 1:14 : 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
• Gal 4:15 : 15 What happened to your blessedness? I testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
• Gal 4:17-18 : 17 They are zealous for you, but not in a good way. They want to exclude you, so that you might be zealous for them. 18 It is good to be eagerly sought after for a good purpose always, and not just when I am present with you.
• Acts 21:28 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
• Acts 22:22 : 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
• Acts 26:9-9 : 9 Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
• 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 Then Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.
• Ps 14:4 : 4 Do all the evildoers not understand? They devour my people as if they were eating bread, but they do not call upon the LORD.
• Prov 19:2 : 2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.
• Col 4:13 : 13 I can testify to him that he is passionately concerned for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
• Isa 27:1 : 1 On that day, the LORD will punish with his fierce, great, and strong sword Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, Leviathan, the twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that is in the sea.
• John 16:2 : 2 They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.