Verse 1

And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og jeg, brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom ikke med overlegen tale eller visdom, men forkynte Guds vitnesbyrd for dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og jeg, når jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom ikke med overflod av ord eller visdom, men delte vitnesbyrdet om Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Og jeg, brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom ikke med vel talende ord eller visdom, men forklarte dere vitnesbyrdet om Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom jeg ikke med storslåtte ord eller visdom for å forkynne Guds vitnesbyrd.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og jeg, da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom ikke med fremragende tale eller visdom for å forkynne dere Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og jeg, brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom ikke med dyktige ord eller visdom for å forkynne Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med overlegne ord eller visdom, mens jeg forkynte Guds vitnesbyrd for dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og jeg, mine brødre, da jeg kom til dere, brukte ikke en imponerende tale eller visdom, men forkynte for dere Guds vitnesbyrd.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med fremragende tale eller visdom da jeg forkynte Guds vitnesbyrd for dere.

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

  Og da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med fremragende tale eller visdom da jeg forkynte Guds vitnesbyrd for dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og jeg, da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med talekunst eller visdoms overlegenhet, mens jeg forkynte dere Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.1", "source": "Κἀγὼ, ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας, καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "And I (*kagō*), *elthōn* *pros* you, *adelphoi*, *ēlthon* not according to *hyperochēn* of *logou* or *sophias*, *katangellōn* to you the *martyrion* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*kagō*": "crasis of 'kai egō' - nominative singular - and I", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having come", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*adelphoi*": "vocative masculine plural - brothers", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I came", "*hyperochēn*": "accusative feminine singular - excellence/superiority", "*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - of word/speech", "*sophias*": "genitive feminine singular - of wisdom", "*katangellōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - proclaiming/announcing", "*martyrion*": "accusative neuter singular - testimony/witness", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*hyperochēn*": "excellence/superiority/eminence", "*logou*": "word/speech/message/account", "*sophias*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*katangellōn*": "proclaiming/announcing/declaring", "*martyrion*": "testimony/witness/evidence" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med fremragende talekunst eller visdom, for å forkynne Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og jeg, Brødre! der jeg kom til eder, kom jeg ikke med prægtige Ord eller Viisdom, at forkynde eder det Guds Vidnesbyrd;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og jeg, brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom ikke med fremragende tale eller visdom når jeg kunngjorde Guds vitnesbyrd til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med overtalende ord eller visdom, for å forkynne Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg, da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom ikke med overlegent språk eller visdom for å forkynne Guds vitnesbyrd,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og jeg, brødre, da jeg kom til dere, kom ikke med fremragende talekunst eller visdom og forkynte Guds vitnesbyrd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da jeg kom til dere, brødre, kom jeg ikke med overtalende visdomsord for å forkynne Guds hemmelighet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I brethren when I came to you came not in gloriousnes of wordes or of wysdome shewynge vnto you the testimony of God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And I brethre, wha I came vnto you came not wt hye wordes or hye wyssdome, to shewe vnto you the preachinge of Christ.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of woordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I brethren, when I came to you, came not in gloriousnesse of wordes, or of wisedome, shewing vnto you the testimonie of God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I, having come unto you, brethren, came -- not in superiority of discourse or wisdom -- declaring to you the testimony of God,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:17 : 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with the wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
• 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
• 1 Cor 2:13 : 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
• Exod 4:10 : 10 And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
• Jer 1:6-7 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 7 But the LORD said to me, Do not say, I am a child: for you shall go to all to whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
• Acts 18:1-4 : 1 After these things, Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth. 2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome, and he came to them. 3 And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
• Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 22:18 : 18 And saw him saying to me, Make haste and get quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.
• Rom 16:18 : 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites; and by smooth talk and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• 1 Cor 1:6 : 6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
• 2 Cor 11:6 : 6 Even though I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly revealed among you in all things.
• 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all who believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
• 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
• 1 John 4:14 : 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
• 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God.
• Rev 1:2 : 2 Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See that you do it not: I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.