Verse 12

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.10.12", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισιν τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων: ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιοῦσιν.", "text": "Not *Ou* *gar* we *tolmōmen* *enkrinai* or *ē* *sunkrinai* *heautous* with certain *tisin* of the ones *tōn* *heautous* *sunistanontōn*: but *alla* they *autoi* in *en* *heautois* *heautous* *metrountes*, and *kai* *sunkrunontes* *heautous* with *heautois*, not *ou* *suniousin*.", "grammar": { "*Ou*": "negative particle - not", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*tolmōmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we dare/venture", "*enkrinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to classify/count among", "*ē*": "disjunctive conjunction - or", "*sunkrinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to compare/combine", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - ourselves", "*tisin*": "dative, masculine, plural indefinite pronoun - with certain ones", "*tōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural article - of the", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves", "*sunistanontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - commending/recommending", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*autoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural intensive pronoun - they themselves", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in/by", "*heautois*": "dative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves", "*metrountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - measuring", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*sunkrunontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - comparing", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - themselves", "*heautois*": "dative, masculine, plural reflexive pronoun - with themselves", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*suniousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they understand" }, "variants": { "*tolmōmen*": "we dare/venture/have courage", "*enkrinai*": "to classify/count among/number with", "*sunkrinai*": "to compare/combine/judge together", "*sunistanontōn*": "commending/recommending/approving", "*metrountes*": "measuring/evaluating", "*sunkrunontes*": "comparing/judging together", "*suniousin*": "they understand/comprehend/perceive" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For vi tør ikke å sammenligne oss med noen av dem som anbefaler seg selv; men de som måler seg selv med seg selv, og sammenligner seg med seg selv, er ikke kloke.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Vi tør ikke sammenligne oss med dem som skryter av seg selv; de måler seg selv opp mot sin egen standard og forstår ikke.

• Norsk King James

  For vi tør ikke sammenligne oss med dem som roses av seg selv; men de som måler seg selv med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, er ikke kloke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vi tør ikke plassere oss blant eller sammenligne oss med dem som roser seg selv. De forstår ikke at de måler seg med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For vi våger ikke å gjøre oss lik eller sammenligne oss med noen av dem som anbefaler seg selv; men de måler seg ved seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, de er ikke kloke.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Vi våger ikke å rangere eller sammenligne oss med dem som anbefaler seg selv. Men når de måler seg selv med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, forstår de ikke.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vi våger ikke å stille oss i rekken med dem som roser seg selv eller sammenligner oss med dem. Men de som måler seg selv med hverandre og sammenligner seg med seg selv, er ikke kloke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For vi tør ikke stille oss på lik linje med dem, eller sammenligne oss med dem som roser seg selv; de som bare måler seg selv og sammenligner seg innbyrdes, er ikke kloke.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For vi våger ikke å sammenligne oss med eller stille oss på linje med dem som fremhever seg selv. Når de måler seg selv etter seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, viser de mangel på visdom.

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

  For vi våger ikke å sammenligne oss med eller stille oss på linje med dem som fremhever seg selv. Når de måler seg selv etter seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, viser de mangel på visdom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vi tør ikke å regne oss selv blant eller sammenligne oss med dem som anbefaler seg selv. Men de, når de måler seg med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, forstår ikke.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they lack understanding.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Vi tør ikke regne eller sammenligne oss med noen av dem som anbefaler seg selv. Men når de måler seg selv med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, forstår de ingenting.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi vi tør ikke regne os iblandt eller ligne os med Somme, der prise sig selv; men de forstaae ikke, at de maale sig med sig selv og ligne sig med sig selv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vi våger ikke å regne oss blant dem, eller sammenligne oss med noen som anbefaler seg selv. Men når de måler seg etter seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, mangler de forstand.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For we dare not count ourselves among or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves; but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vi våger ikke å regne oss eller sammenligne oss med dem som gir seg selv ros. Men de som måler seg med seg selv og sammenligner seg med seg selv, er uten forstand.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vi våger ikke å regne oss selv blant eller sammenligne oss med noen av dem som roser seg selv. Men de som måler og sammenligner seg med seg selv, viser ingen visdom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For vi våger ikke å legge oss selv til i rekken eller sammenlikne oss med noen av dem som roser seg selv. Men de, som måler seg med seg selv og sammenlikner seg med seg selv, er uten forståelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vi sammenligner oss ikke med dem som roser seg selv: Men de som måler seg selv med seg selv, og sammenligner seg med seg selv, er ikke kloke.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For we cannot fynde in oure hertes to make oure selves of ye nombre of them or to compare oure selves to them which laude the selves neuerthelesse whill they measure the selves wt them selves and copare the selves wt the selves they vnderstode nought.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For we darre not reken or compare oure selues, vnto some that prayse them selues: Neuertheles whyle they measure them selues by them selues, and holde onely of them selues, they vnderstonde nothinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For wee dare not make our selues of the nomber, or to compare our selues to them, which praise themselues: but they vnderstand not that they measure themselues with themselues, and compare themselues with themselues.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For we dare not make our selues of the number of them, or to compare our selues to them which praise themselues. Neuerthelesse, whyle they measure them selues, with them selues, and compare them selues with them selues, they vnderstande not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Paul’s Mission For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 3:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.3.1", "source": "¶Ἀρχόμεθα πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνειν; ἢ μὴ χρῄζομεν, ὥς τινες, συστατικῶν ἐπιστολῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἤ ἐξ ὑμῶν συστατικῶν;", "text": "*Archometha palin heautous synistanein*? *Ē mē chrēzomen*, as *tines*, *systatikōn epistolōn pros* you, or *ex* you *systatikōn*?", "grammar": { "*Archometha*": "present middle/passive indicative, 1st person plural - we begin/are beginning", "*palin*": "adverb - again", "*heautous*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative plural - ourselves", "*synistanein*": "present active infinitive - to commend/recommend", "*Ē*": "conjunction - or", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*chrēzomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we need", "*tines*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative plural - some/certain ones", "*systatikōn*": "adjective, genitive plural feminine - commendatory", "*epistolōn*": "noun, genitive plural feminine - of letters", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*systatikōn*": "adjective, genitive plural feminine - commendatory" }, "variants": { "*Archometha*": "begin/start/commence", "*synistanein*": "commend/recommend/establish/prove", "*chrēzomen*": "need/require/want", "*systatikōn*": "commendatory/of recommendation/introductory" } }
• Prov 26:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.26.12", "source": "רָאִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*Ra'ita* *ish* *ḥakham* in-*einav*; *tiqvah* for-*kesil* more-than-him.", "grammar": { "*ra'ita*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen", "*ish*": "noun, masculine, singular - man", "*ḥakham*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise", "*be*": "preposition - in", "*einav*": "noun, feminine, dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*tiqvah*": "noun, feminine, singular - hope", "*li*": "preposition - for", "*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool", "*mimmennu*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - more than him/from him" }, "variants": { "*ra'ita*": "you have seen/you see/do you see", "*ish*": "man/person", "*ḥakham*": "wise/skilled", "*einav*": "his eyes/his opinion", "*tiqvah*": "hope/expectation", "*kesil*": "fool/stupid person", "*mimmennu*": "from him/more than him" } }
• Prov 27:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Proverbs.27.2", "source": "יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא־פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*yĕhallelĕkā zār wĕlōʾ*-*pîkā nākĕrî wĕʾal*-*śĕpātêkā*", "grammar": { "*yĕhallelĕkā*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will praise you", "*zār*": "masculine singular adjective - stranger/foreigner", "*wĕlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*pîkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth", "*nākĕrî*": "masculine singular adjective - foreigner/stranger", "*wĕʾal*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*śĕpātêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lips" }, "variants": { "*zār*": "stranger/foreigner/another person", "*nākĕrî*": "foreigner/stranger/alien" } }
• Luke 18:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Luke.18.11", "source": "Ὁ Φαρισαῖος σταθεὶς πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ταῦτα προσηύχετο, Ὁ Θεός, εὐχαριστῶ σοι, ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὥσπερ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἅρπαγες, ἄδικοι, μοιχοί, ἢ καὶ ὡς οὗτος ὁ τελώνης.", "text": "The *Pharisaios* *statheis* *pros* *heauton* these *prosēucheto*, The *Theos*, *eucharistō* to-you, that not *eimi* like the *loipoi* of-the *anthrōpōn*, *harpages*, *adikoi*, *moichoi*, or also as this the *telōnēs*.", "grammar": { "*Pharisaios*": "nominative masculine singular - Pharisee", "*statheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having stood", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/with respect to", "*heauton*": "accusative reflexive pronoun, masculine singular - himself", "*prosēucheto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was praying", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*eucharistō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I give thanks", "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am", "*loipoi*": "nominative masculine plural - rest/others", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - men/people", "*harpages*": "nominative masculine plural - robbers/swindlers", "*adikoi*": "nominative masculine plural - unrighteous/unjust", "*moichoi*": "nominative masculine plural - adulterers", "*telōnēs*": "nominative masculine singular - tax collector" }, "variants": { "*statheis*": "having stood/standing/taking position", "*pros* *heauton*": "to himself/by himself/with reference to himself", "*prosēucheto*": "was praying/continued praying", "*eucharistō*": "I give thanks/I am grateful", "*harpages*": "robbers/swindlers/extortioners", "*adikoi*": "unrighteous/unjust/wrongdoers", "*moichoi*": "adulterers" } }
• 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.10.18", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνίστων ἐκεῖνός ἐστιν δόκιμος, ἀλλʼ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν.", "text": "Not *Ou* *gar* the one *ho* *heauton* *sunistōn* that one *ekeinos* *estin* *dokimos*, but *all'* whom *hon* the *ho* *Kurios* *sunistēsin*.", "grammar": { "*Ou*": "negative particle - not", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular article - the one", "*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular reflexive pronoun - himself", "*sunistōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - commending", "*ekeinos*": "nominative, masculine, singular demonstrative pronoun - that one", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*dokimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective - approved", "*all'*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*hon*": "accusative, masculine, singular relative pronoun - whom", "*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular article - the", "*Kurios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*sunistēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - commends" }, "variants": { "*sunistōn*": "commending/recommending/approving", "*ekeinos*": "that one/that man", "*dokimos*": "approved/accepted/tested", "*Kurios*": "Lord/master", "*sunistēsin*": "commends/recommends/approves" } }
• Rom 15:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Romans.15.18", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω λαλεῖν τι ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς διʼ ἐμοῦ, εἰς ὑπακοὴν Ἐθνῶν, λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,", "text": "Not *gar* I will *tolmēsō* to *lalein* anything which not *kateirgasato* *Christos* through me, *eis* *hypakoēn* of *Ethnōn*, by *logō* and *ergō*,", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/indeed", "*tolmēsō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will dare", "*lalein*": "present active infinitive - to speak", "*kateirgasato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - accomplished/worked", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - for/unto", "*hypakoēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - obedience", "*Ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of Gentiles/nations", "*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - by word", "*ergō*": "dative, neuter, singular - by deed" }, "variants": { "*tolmēsō*": "I will dare/I will venture", "*lalein*": "to speak/to talk about", "*kateirgasato*": "accomplished/worked/brought about", "*hypakoēn*": "obedience/submission", "*Ethnōn*": "of Gentiles/of nations/of peoples", "*logō*": "by word/by speech", "*ergō*": "by deed/by action/by work" } }
• 2 Cor 5:12 : 12 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.5.12", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους, καὶ οὐ καρδίᾳ.", "text": "Not *gar* *palin* ourselves we *synistanomen* to you, *alla* *aphormēn* *didontes* to you of *kauchēmatos* on behalf of us, so that you might *echēte* *pros* those in *prosōpō* *kauchōmenous*, *kai* not in *kardia*.", "grammar": { "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because [explanatory]", "*palin*": "adverb - again/once more", "*synistanomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we commend/recommend", "*alla*": "conjunction - but/rather", "*aphormēn*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - opportunity/occasion/starting point", "*didontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - giving", "*kauchēmatos*": "noun, genitive neuter singular - boasting/ground for boasting", "*echēte*": "present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might have", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/against", "*prosōpō*": "noun, dative neuter singular - face/appearance", "*kauchōmenous*": "present middle participle, accusative masculine plural - boasting/glorying", "*kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*kardia*": "noun, dative feminine singular - heart" }, "variants": { "*palin*": "again/once more/further", "*synistanomen*": "we commend/recommend/introduce", "*aphormēn*": "opportunity/occasion/starting point/basis", "*didontes*": "giving/providing/offering", "*kauchēmatos*": "boasting/ground for boasting/pride", "*prosōpō*": "face/appearance/outward show", "*kauchōmenous*": "boasting/glorying/taking pride", "*kardia*": "heart/inner being/mind" } }
• Job 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.12.2", "source": "אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾāmnām* *kî* you-*ʿām* *wə-ʿimmākem* *tāmût* *ḥākmâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmnām*": "adverb - truly/indeed/certainly", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*atem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*wə-ʿimmākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and with you", "*tāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will die", "*ḥākmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmnām*": "truly/verily/indeed", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*tāmût*": "will die/perish", "*ḥākmâ*": "wisdom/skill/knowledge" } }
• Prov 25:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.25.27", "source": "אָ֘כֹ֤ל דְּבַ֣שׁ הַרְבּ֣וֹת לֹּא־ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד׃", "text": "*ʾākōl* *dĕbaš* *harbôt* *lōʾ*-*ṭôb* and-*ḥēqer* *kĕbōdām* *kābôd*", "grammar": { "*ʾākōl*": "qal infinitive absolute - eating", "*dĕbaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey", "*harbôt*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to multiply/make much", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - searching out of", "*kĕbōdām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their glory", "*kābôd*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/honor" }, "variants": { "*ʾākōl*": "eating/consuming", "*dĕbaš*": "honey/sweet substance", "*harbôt*": "to multiply/make much/increase", "*ṭôb*": "good/beneficial/appropriate", "*ḥēqer*": "searching out/investigation/inquiry", "*kĕbōdām*": "their glory/their honor/their own glory", "*kābôd*": "glory/honor/heaviness" } }