Verse 1

To the angel of the church in Sardis, write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og skriv til engelen i menigheten i Sardes: Disse ting sier han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjernene; Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, at du har et navn som lever, men er død.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Skriv til engelen for menigheten i Sardes: Dette sier han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjernene: Jeg kjenner gjerningene dine; du har et navn om å være levende, men i virkeligheten er du død.

• Norsk King James

  Og til engelen i kirken i Sardis skriv; Disse ting sier han som har de syv Guds Ånder og de syv stjerner; Jeg kjenner ditt arbeid, at du har et navn som lever, men som er død.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Sardis: Dette sier han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjerner: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger; du har et rykte på at du lever, men du er død.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og til engelen for menigheten i Sardis skriv: Dette sier han som har Guds syv ånder og de syv stjerner: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, at du har navn av å leve, og du er død.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Sardes: Dette sier han som har Guds syv ånder og de syv stjerner. Jeg vet om dine gjerninger, at du har navn av å være levende, men du er død.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og til engelen for menigheten i Sardis skriv: Dette sier han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjerner; Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, at du har et navn for å være i live, men du er død.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og skriv til engelen i kirken i Sardis: Dette sier han som har Guds syv ånder og de syv stjernene: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger – du har et rykte om at du lever, men du er død.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Sardes: Dette sier han som har Guds sju Ånder og de sju stjerner: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger og vet at du har navn av å leve, men du er død.

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

  Og skriv til engelen for menigheten i Sardes: Dette sier han som har Guds sju Ånder og de sju stjerner: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger og vet at du har navn av å leve, men du er død.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og til engelen for menigheten i Sardes skriv: Dette sier han som har de sju Guds ånder, og de sju stjerner: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger, at du har navn for å være levende, men du er død.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Til engelen for menigheten i Sardes, skriv: Dette sier han som har Guds sju ånder og de sju stjernene: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger. Du har navnet av å være i live, men du er død.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og skriv til Menighedens Engel i Sardes: Dette siger den, som haver de syv Guds Aander og de syv Stjerner: Jeg veed dine Gjerninger, at du haver Navn af, at du lever, enddog du er død.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Til engelen for menigheten i Sardes, skriv: Dette sier han som har Guds syv ånder og de syv stjerner. Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger; du har rykte for å være i live, men du er død.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Til engelen i menigheten i Sardis, skriv: Han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjerner, sier dette: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, at du har et navn for å være levende, men du er død.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til engelen for menigheten i Sardes skriv: Dette sier han som har de syv Guds ånder og de syv stjerner: Jeg kjenner dine gjerninger, at du har navn av å leve, men du er død.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Til engelen for menigheten i Sardes skriv: Dette sier han som har de syv Guds Ånder og de syv stjerner: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger, at du har navn av å leve, men du er død.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til engelen for menigheten i Sardes skal du si: Dette sier han som har Guds syv ånder og de syv stjerner: Jeg vet om dine gjerninger, du ser ut til å leve, men du er død.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And wryte vnto the messenger of the congregacion of Sardis: this sayth he that hath the sprete of god and the vii. starres. I knowe thy workes thou haste a name that thou lvyest and thou art deed

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wryte vnto the angell of the congregacion off Sardis: this sayth he that hath the seuen spretes of God, & the seuen starres. I knowe thy workes, thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art deed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And write vnto the Angel of the Church which is at Sardis, These things saith he that hath the seuen Spirits of God, and the seuen starres, I knowe thy workes: for thou hast a name that thou liuest, but thou art dead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And write vnto the Angel of the Churche that is at Sardis, this sayth he that hath the seuen spirites of God, and the seuen starres. I knowe thy workes: thou hast a name that thou lyuest, and thou art dead.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And to the messenger of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he who is having the Seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I have known thy works, and that thou hast the name that thou dost live, and thou art dead;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And to the angel of the church in Sardis say: These things says he who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: I have knowledge of your works, that you seem to be living but are dead.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  To the Church in Sardis“To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead.
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John, to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne.
• Rev 1:16 : 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face shone like the sun in its full brilliance.
• Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
• Luke 15:24 : 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.
• Rev 4:5 : 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. In front of the throne were seven blazing torches, which are the seven Spirits of God.
• Rev 5:6 : 6 Then I saw a Lamb, standing as though it had been slain, in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
• Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.
• Luke 15:32 : 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'
• John 1:16 : 16 From His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
• John 1:33 : 33 I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'
• John 3:34 : 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without measure.
• John 7:37-39 : 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.' 38 'Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.' 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
• John 15:26-27 : 26 When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
• John 20:22 : 22 After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
• Eph 2:1 : 1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins.
• Eph 2:5 : 5 made us alive together with Christ, even when we were dead in our transgressions—by grace you have been saved.
• Col 2:13 : 13 And when you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ, forgiving us all our trespasses.
• Jas 2:26 : 26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
• 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 They inquired into what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
• Rev 1:20-2:2 : 20 The mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write: These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2 I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and you have found them to be liars.
• Rev 2:9 : 9 I know your works, your tribulation, and your poverty (though you are rich), and the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
• Rev 2:13 : 13 I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan dwells.
• Rev 2:19 : 19 I know your deeds, your love, your faith, your service, and your perseverance, and that your latter deeds are greater than your first.