Verse 5

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.)

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig som bringer hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men hvis vår urett gjør Guds rettferdighet tydeligere, hva skal vi da si? Er ikke Gud urettferdig når han fører vrede? (Jeg taler her som et menneske.)

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han straffer? (Jeg snakker menneskelig.)

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si da? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? — Jeg taler på menneskelig vis. —

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han fører sin vrede over oss? (Jeg taler menneskelig)

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han utøser sin vrede? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis.)

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men om vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig som tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hvis vår urett fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

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

  Men hvis vår urett fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dersom vår urettferdighet stadfester Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar harm komme? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis)

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han bringer vrede over oss? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom vor Uretfærdighed beviser Guds Retfærdighed, hvad ville vi da sige? mon Gud er uretfærdig, at han fører Vreden over os? — Jeg taler efter menneskelig Viis. —

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man)

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar vreden komme? Jeg taler på menneskelig vis.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han utøser sin vrede? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis)

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar vreden komme? (Jeg taler som et menneske.)

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis Guds rettferdighet støttes av vår urett, hva skal vi si da? Er det galt av Gud å bli sint (som noen kanskje sier)?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf oure vnrightewesnes make the rightewesnes of God more excellent: what shall we saye? Is God vnrighteous which taketh vengeauce? I speake after the maner of me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf it be so, that oure vnrighteousnes prayseth ye righteousnes of God, what shal we saye? Is God then vnrighteous, that he is angrie therfore? (I speake thus after the maner off men)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now if our vnrighteousnes comend the righteousnes of God, what shal we say? Is God vnrighteous which punisheth? (I speake as a man.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But yf our vnrighteousnes setteth foorth the righteousnes of God, what shall we saye? Is God vnryghteous which taketh vengeaunce? I speake after the maner of men,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he?(I am speaking in human terms.)

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:19 : 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
• Gal 3:15 : 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life: Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly ratified, so it is in this case.
• 1 Cor 9:8 : 8 Do I say these things merely from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law also say the same?
• Rom 4:1 : 1 What then shall we say about Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh?
• Rom 7:7 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'
• Deut 32:39-43 : 39 See now that I, I alone, am He, and there is no god besides Me. I put to death and I bring to life, I wound and I heal, and no one can deliver out of My hand. 40 For I lift My hand to the heavens and declare: As surely as I live forever, 41 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. 42 I will make My arrows drunk with blood, and My sword will devour flesh, the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders. 43 Rejoice, you nations, with His people, for He will avenge the blood of His servants; He will take vengeance on His enemies and make atonement for His land and people.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Rom 3:7 : 7 If the truth of God has increased His glory through my falsehood, why am I still judged as a sinner?
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• Rom 3:25-26 : 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed. 26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
• Ps 58:10-11 : 10 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away. 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Ps 94:1-2 : 1 LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud for what they deserve.
• Nah 1:2 : 2 The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and reserves wrath for his enemies.
• Nah 1:6-8 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him. 7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He knows those who take refuge in him. 8 But with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his enemies into darkness.
• Rom 8:20-21 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be liberated from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God's children.
• Rom 9:13-14 : 13 As it is written: 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.' 14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
• Rom 9:18-20 : 18 So then, he has mercy on whom he wills, and he hardens whom he wills. 19 You will say to me then, 'Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?' 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?'
• Rom 12:19 : 19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.
• Rom 6:1 : 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
• 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus merely from a human point of view, what benefit is that to me? If the dead are not raised, 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
• 2 Thess 1:6-9 : 6 Since it is just for God to repay those who trouble you with affliction, 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels. 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might.
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the saints."
• Rev 16:5-7 : 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, 'You are righteous, Lord, the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, because you have judged these things.' 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve. 7 And I heard the altar respond, 'Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.'
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints, apostles, and prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment against her!