Verse 2

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og la dere ikke bli tiltatt av denne verden, men la dere forvandle ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hva som er Guds gode, akseptable og fullkomne vilje.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og bli ikke lik denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hvad som er Guds vilje, det gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne.

• Norsk King James

  Og tilpass dere ikke denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelse av deres sinn, så dere kan bevise hva som er den gode, akseptable og fullkomne vilje fra Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og la dere ikke forme av denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av sinnet, så dere kan forstå hva Guds gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne vilje er.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og skikk dere ikke lik denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje: det gode og velbehagelige og fullkomne.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og la dere ikke forme etter denne verdens tidsalder, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, slik at dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje: det gode, behagelige og fullkomne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og la dere ikke forme av denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hva som er Guds gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  La dere ikke forme etter denne verden, men la dere forvandle ved å fornye deres sinn, slik at dere kan erfare hva som er Guds gode, behagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og skikk dere ikke lik denne verden; men bli forvandlet ved at deres sinn fornyes, slik at dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje: det gode, det som behager ham, det fullkomne.

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

  Og skikk dere ikke lik denne verden; men bli forvandlet ved at deres sinn fornyes, slik at dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje: det gode, det som behager ham, det fullkomne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og la dere ikke forme etter denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje, det gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Tilpass dere ikke til denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, slik at dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje: det gode, det velbehagelige og det fullkomne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  og skikker eder ikke lige med denne Verden, men bliver forvandlede ved eders Sinds Fornyelse, saa at I maae skjønne, hvad der er den Guds gode og velbehagelige og fuldkomne Villie.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may pve what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og bli ikke dannet etter denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, slik at dere kan prøve hva som er Guds gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Bli ikke lik denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan forstå hva som er Guds gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bli ikke formet etter denne tidsalderen, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan prøve hva som er Guds vilje—den gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og bli ikke tilpasset denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved fornyelsen av deres sinn, så dere kan skjelne hva som er Guds gode, velbehagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  La dere ikke formes av denne verden, men bli forvandlet ved å fornye deres sinn, så dere kan forstå hva som er Guds gode, behagelige og fullkomne vilje.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And fashion not youre selues like vnto this worlde, but be chaunged thorow the renewynge off yor mynde, yt ye maye proue, what thinge that good, yt acceptable, & perfecte wil of God is.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And fashion not your selues like vnto this worlde, but bee yee changed by the renewing of your minde, that ye may prooue what that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God is.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what `is' the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance.
• 2 Cor 5:17 : 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
• Col 3:10 : 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its Creator.
• Eph 4:22-24 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
• 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercies, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
• Eph 5:17 : 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
• Ezek 36:26 : 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
• John 15:19 : 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. But you do not belong to the world, for I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.
• Titus 3:5 : 5 He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
• Jas 1:27 : 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
• Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
• Prov 3:1-4 : 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments. 2 For they will add length of days, years of life, and peace to you. 3 Let lovingkindness and truth never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 Then you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
• Rom 13:14 : 14 But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.
• 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.
• Prov 3:13-18 : 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding. 14 For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her. 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
• 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.
• Ps 51:10 : 10 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
• Ps 19:7-9 : 7 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat. 8 The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. 9 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear, giving light to the eyes. 10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, and altogether righteous. 11 They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 Through these, He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
• 1 John 5:19 : 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
• Eph 4:17-20 : 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. 19 They have become callous and have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ,
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
• Ps 34:8 : 8 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.
• Ps 119:47-48 : 47 I delight in Your commandments, which I love. 48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
• John 17:14 : 14 I have given them Your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
• Col 1:21-22 : 21 And you, who were once alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds, 22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him—
• Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
• Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
• Rom 7:12 : 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
• Ezek 18:31 : 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
• Ps 119:128 : 128 Therefore, I consider all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• 1 John 3:13 : 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
• 1 John 4:4-5 : 4 You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world; therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them.
• Rev 13:8 : 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
• Ps 119:174 : 174 I long for Your salvation, LORD, and Your law is my delight.
• Lev 18:29-30 : 29 For anyone who commits any of these detestable practices will be cut off from among their people. 30 So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.
• John 7:7 : 7 'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'
• Eph 5:9-9 : 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.) 10 Prove what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
• Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient.
• 2 Cor 6:14-17 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.' 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'
• 2 Tim 3:16-17 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
• John 14:30 : 30 I will not speak much with you anymore, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.
• Eph 1:18 : 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
• Ps 119:97 : 97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long.
• Rom 7:14 : 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
• Rom 7:22 : 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
• Deut 18:9-9 : 9 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable practices of those nations. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or engages in witchcraft. 11 Or one who casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or who seeks the dead. 12 For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God. 14 The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so.
• Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
• Ps 119:72 : 72 Your law is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
• Exod 23:2 : 2 Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.
• 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,
• 1 Pet 2:3 : 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.