Verse 36

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.36", "source": "Ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ: καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος, Ἰδού, ὕδωρ· τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι;", "text": "As *de eporeuonto kata* the *hodon*, they *ēlthon* upon some *hydōr*: and *phēsin* the *eunouchos*, Behold, *hydōr*; what *kōlyei* me *baptisthēnai*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eporeuonto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were journeying", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - along", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - road/way", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - came", "*hydōr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - water", "*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says", "*eunouchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eunuch", "*kōlyei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - prevents/hinders", "*baptisthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be baptized" }, "variants": { "*eporeuonto*": "were journeying/traveling/going", "*hodon*": "road/way/path", "*ēlthon*": "came/went/arrived", "*phēsin*": "says/affirms/declares", "*kōlyei*": "prevents/hinders/forbids", "*baptisthēnai*": "to be baptized/immersed" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og da de fortsatte på veien, kom de til et visst vann; og eunukken sa: "Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?"

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og mens de reiste langs veien, kom de til et vann; og hoffmannen sa: "Se, her er vann. Hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?"

• Norsk King James

  Og mens de var på vei, kom de til et visst vann; og eunukken sa: "Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mens de reiste videre, kom de til noe vann. Hoffmannen sa: 'Se, her er vann. Hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?'

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og som de fór frem langs veien, kom de til en vann: og evnukken sa: Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Mens de reiste langs veien, kom de til noe vann, og hoffmannen sa: «Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mens de gikk videre på veien, kom de til et sted med vann, og hoffmannen sa: Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mens de fortsatte på veien, kom de til et vann, og eunukken sa: «Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Mens de kjørte langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann. Hoffmannen sa: «Se, her er vann; er det noe som hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?»

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

  Mens de kjørte langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann. Hoffmannen sa: «Se, her er vann; er det noe som hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mens de dro langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann, og hoffmannen sa: 'Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Mens de kjørte langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann, og hoffmannen sa: «Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men som de droge frem ad Veien, kom de til noget Vand, og Kammersvenden sagde: See, der er Vand, hvad hindrer mig fra at blive døbt?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mens de fortsatte langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann. Evnukken sa: Se, her er vann. Hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som de gikk nedover veien, kom de til et vann, og evnukken sa: "Se, her er vann. Hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og mens de reiste langs veien, kom de til noe vann, og evnukken sa: 'Se, her er vann. Hva hindrer meg i å bli døpt?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mens de fortsatte langs veien, kom de til et sted med vann, og hoffmannen sa: Se, her er vann; hva hindrer meg fra å bli døpt?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og mens de fortsatte sin vei, kom de til noe vann, og etiopieren sa: Se, her er vann; hvorfor kan jeg ikke bli døpt?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And as they went on their waye they came vnto a certayne water and the chamberlayne sayde: Se here is water what shall let me to be baptised?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And as they wete on their waye, they came to a water. And the chamberlayne sayde: Beholde, here is water, what hyndereth me to be baptysed?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as they went on their way, they came vnto a certaine water, and the Eunuche said, See, here is water: what doeth let me to be baptized?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And as they went on their way, they came vnto a certayne water, and the Eunuche sayde: See, here is water, what doth let me to be baptized?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

• World English Bible (2000)

  As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 10:47 : 47 { "verseID": "Acts.10.47", "source": "Μήτι τὸ ὕδωρ κωλῦσαι δύναταί τις, τοῦ μὴ βαπτισθῆναι τούτους, οἵτινες τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἔλαβον καθὼς καὶ ἡμεῖς;", "text": "*Mēti* the *hydōr kōlysai dynatai* anyone, of the not *baptisthēnai* these, who the *Pneuma* the *Hagion elabon kathōs* also we?", "grammar": { "*Mēti*": "interrogative particle - surely not/can", "*hydōr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - water", "*kōlysai*": "aorist active infinitive - to forbid", "*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "*baptisthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be baptized", "*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Holy", "*elabon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they received", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/even as" }, "variants": { "*Mēti*": "surely not/can/is it possible", "*hydōr*": "water/liquid", "*kōlysai*": "to forbid/hinder/prevent", "*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power", "*baptisthēnai*": "to be baptized/immersed/dipped", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*Hagion*": "Holy/sacred/set apart", "*elabon*": "received/took/obtained", "*kathōs*": "just as/even as/according as" } }
• Titus 3:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Titus.3.5", "source": "Οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων τῶν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ὧν ἐποιήσαμεν ἡμεῖς, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸν αὐτοῦ ἔλεον ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς, διὰ λουτροῦ παλιγγενεσίας, καὶ ἀνακαινώσεως Πνεύματος Ἁγίου·", "text": "Not from *ergōn* the in *dikaiosynē* which *epoiēsamen hēmeis*, but according to *ton autou eleon esōsen hēmas*, through *loutrou palingenesias*, and *anakainōseōs Pneumatos Hagiou*;", "grammar": { "Not": "negative particle - not", "from": "preposition (ἐξ) - out of/from", "*ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - works/deeds", "the": "genitive, neuter, plural - the", "in": "preposition (ἐν) - in", "*dikaiosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "which": "genitive, neuter, plural - which/that", "*epoiēsamen*": "aorist active, 1st plural - we did/performed", "*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st plural - we", "but": "conjunction (ἀλλὰ) - but/yet/rather", "according to": "preposition (κατὰ) - according to/in keeping with", "*ton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his", "*eleon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - mercy", "*esōsen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he saved", "*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st plural - us", "through": "preposition (διὰ) - through/by means of", "*loutrou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - washing/bath", "*palingenesias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - regeneration/rebirth", "and": "conjunction (καὶ) - and", "*anakainōseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - renewal", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Holy" }, "variants": { "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/uprightness", "*epoiēsamen*": "we did/we performed/we practiced", "*eleon*": "mercy/compassion/pity", "*esōsen*": "he saved/he rescued/he delivered", "*loutrou*": "washing/bath/cleansing", "*palingenesias*": "regeneration/rebirth/new birth", "*anakainōseōs*": "renewal/renovation/restoration", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/Breath", "*Hagiou*": "Holy/Set apart/Sacred" } } 6 { "verseID": "Titus.3.6", "source": "Οὗ ἐξέχεεν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς πλουσίως διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν·", "text": "Which *execheen eph' hēmas plousiōs* through *Iēsou Christou tou Sōtēros hēmōn*;", "grammar": { "Which": "genitive, neuter, singular (Οὗ) - which/whom/of which", "*execheen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he poured out", "*eph'*": "preposition + accusative - upon/on", "*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st plural - us", "*plousiōs*": "adverb - richly/abundantly", "through": "preposition (διὰ) - through/by means of", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One", "*tou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the", "*Sōtēros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Savior", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st plural - our" }, "variants": { "*execheen*": "he poured out/he shed abroad/he bestowed lavishly", "*plousiōs*": "richly/abundantly/generously", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus [personal name]", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*Sōtēros*": "Savior/Deliverer/Preserver" } }
• 1 John 5:6 : 6 { "verseID": "1 John.5.6", "source": "Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἐλθὼν διʼ ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος, Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός· οὐκ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι μόνον, ἀλλʼ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι καὶ τῷ αἵματι. Καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά ἐστιν τὸ μαρτυροῦν, ὅτι τὸ Πνεῦμά ἐστιν ἡ ἀλήθεια.", "text": "This *estin* the having *elthōn* through *hudatos* and *haimatos*, *Iēsous* the *Christos*; not in the *hudati* only, but in the *hudati* and the *haimati*. And the *Pneuma* *estin* the *marturoun*, because the *Pneuma* *estin* the *alētheia*.", "grammar": { "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*hudatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of water", "*haimatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of blood", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*hudati*": "dative, neuter, singular - water", "*monon*": "adverb - only/merely", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*marturoun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - witnessing/testifying", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*alētheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - truth" }, "variants": { "*elthōn*": "having come/having arrived/having appeared", "*hudatos*": "water/fluid", "*haimatos*": "blood/bloodshed", "*Christos*": "Christ/Anointed One/Messiah", "*Pneuma*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*marturoun*": "witnessing/testifying/giving evidence", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness" } }
• Ezek 36:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.36.25", "source": "וְזָרַקְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם מַ֥יִם טְהוֹרִ֖ים וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑ם מִכֹּ֧ל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם וּמִכָּל־גִּלּ֥וּלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲטַהֵ֥ר אֶתְכֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*zāraqtî* upon-you *mayim* *ṭәhôrîm* and-*ṭәhartem* from-all *ṭumʾôtêkhem* and-from-all-*gillûlêkhem* *ʾăṭahēr* you", "grammar": { "*zāraqtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will sprinkle", "*mayim*": "masculine plural - waters", "*ṭәhôrîm*": "masculine plural - clean/pure", "*ṭәhartem*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - and you will be clean", "*ṭumʾôtêkhem*": "feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your uncleannesses", "*gillûlêkhem*": "masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your idols", "*ʾăṭahēr*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will cleanse" }, "variants": { "*zāraqtî*": "I will sprinkle/I will scatter/I will toss", "*mayim ṭәhôrîm*": "clean waters/pure waters", "*ṭәhartem*": "you will be clean/you will be purified", "*ṭumʾôtêkhem*": "your uncleannesses/your impurities/your filthiness", "*gillûlêkhem*": "your idols/your dung-idols/your detestable things", "*ʾăṭahēr*": "I will cleanse/I will purify/I will make clean" } }
• John 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "John.3.5", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, Ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Apekrithē Iēsous, Amēn, amēn, legō soi*, Unless *tis gennēthē ex hydatos kai Pneumatos*, not *dunatai eiselthein eis tēn basileian tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - answered/responded", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily [emphatic affirmation]", "*legō*": "present, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*soi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to you", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative - anyone/someone", "*gennēthē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be born", "*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of water", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of Spirit", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*eiselthein*": "aorist, infinitive - to enter/go in", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/to", "*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/wind/breath [play on words continues]", "*hydatos*": "water/fluid [possibly symbolic of natural birth or purification]", "*eiselthein*": "to enter/go in/join" } }
• John 3:23 : 23 { "verseID": "John.3.23", "source": "¶Ἦν δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ: καὶ παρεγίνοντο, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο.", "text": "And was *de kai Iōannēs baptizōn en Ainōn engys tou Saleim*, because *hydata polla ēn ekei*: and *pareginonto, kai ebaptizonto*.", "grammar": { "*Ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*baptizōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - baptizing", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*Ainōn*": "dative, neuter, singular - Aenon [place name]", "*engys*": "adverb - near", "*tou Saleim*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of Salim [place name]", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*hydata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - waters", "*polla*": "nominative, neuter, plural - many", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - were", "*ekei*": "adverb - there", "*pareginonto*": "imperfect, middle/passive, 3rd plural - were coming", "*ebaptizonto*": "imperfect, passive, 3rd plural - were being baptized" }, "variants": { "*baptizōn*": "baptizing/immersing", "*hydata polla*": "many waters/abundant water", "*pareginonto*": "were coming/arriving/appearing" } }