Verse 38

So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Så han som gir henne til ekteskap, gjør vel; men han som gir henne ikke til ekteskap, gjør bedre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Så den som gifter seg, handler riktig; men den som ikke gifter seg, handler bedre.

• Norsk King James

  Så da gjør han vel som gir henne i ekteskap; men han som ikke gir henne i ekteskap, gjør det enda bedre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så den som gir sin jomfru bort i ekteskap, gjør godt, men den som ikke gir henne bort, gjør bedre.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Så da, han som gir henne i ekteskap gjør godt; men han som ikke gir henne i ekteskap gjør bedre.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så den som gifter bort sin forlovede, gjør vel, men den som ikke gir sin forlovede i giftemål, gjør bedre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så den som gir henne bort i ekteskap, gjør vel; men den som ikke gir henne bort gjør enda bedre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så den som gifter henne, gjør det bra, men den som lar henne forbli ugift, gjør det enda bedre.

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

  Så den som gir henne bort i ekteskap, gjør vel; men den som ikke gir henne bort gjør enda bedre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor, den som gir en jomfru i ekteskap gjør godt, men den som ikke gir henne i ekteskap gjør bedre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så den som gifter bort sin jomfru gjør vel; men den som ikke gifter hen gjør bedre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  saa at baade den, som bortgifter, gjør vel, og den, som ikke bortgifter, gjør bedre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så den som gir henne i ekteskap, gjør godt; men den som ikke gir henne i ekteskap, gjør bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så den som gir sin egen jomfru til ekteskap, gjør godt, og den som ikke gir henne til ekteskap, gjør det bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så den som gir sin jomfru i ekteskap, gjør godt, men den som ikke gir henne i ekteskap, gjør bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den som derfor gir sin jomfrudatter i ekteskap, gjør godt; og den som ikke gir henne i ekteskap, gjør bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så den som gifter seg med sin jomfru gjør godt, og den som lar henne forbli ugift gjør bedre.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So then he that ioyneth his virgin in maryage doth well. But he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage doth better.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage, doth beter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth wel, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth better.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So then he that ioyneth his virgin in maryage, doth well: but he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage, doth better.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So then both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
• 1 Cor 7:37 : 37 Nevertheless, he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well.
• 1 Cor 7:1-2 : 1 Now concerning the things you wrote to me about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
• 1 Cor 7:8 : 8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
• 1 Cor 7:26 : 26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
• 1 Cor 7:32-34 : 32 But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world, how he may please his wife. 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.