Verse 17

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For hvis jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg en belønning; men hvis mot min vilje, er jeg betrodd en forvaltning av evangeliet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For hvis jeg gjør dette av egen vilje, får jeg lønn; men hvis jeg gjør det mot min vilje, har jeg et ansvar.

• Norsk King James

  For hvis jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg en belønning; men hvis jeg gjør det mot min vilje, er det en forvaltning av evangeliet som er betrodd meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis jeg gjør dette av fri vilje, har jeg lønn, men hvis jeg ikke gjør det av fri vilje, er det likevel en forvaltning som er betrodd meg.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For om jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg lønn; men om det er mot min vilje, har en husholderansvar blitt betrodd meg.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hvis jeg gjør dette av egen vilje, har jeg lønn. Hvis ikke, er det en forvaltergjerning som er betrodd meg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hvis jeg gjør dette av fri vilje, har jeg en lønn; men hvis det er mot min vilje, så er en forvaltning av evangeliet betrodd meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For om jeg gjør dette frivillig, får jeg en belønning; men om jeg gjør det mot min vilje, er evangeliets oppdrag betrodd meg.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For hvis jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg lønn; men gjør jeg det motvillig, er jeg likevel betrodd en husholderoppgave med evangeliet.

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

  For hvis jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg lønn; men gjør jeg det motvillig, er jeg likevel betrodd en husholderoppgave med evangeliet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om jeg gjør det frivillig, har jeg lønn å vente; om jeg gjør det ufrivillig, har jeg fått et forvaltningsoppdrag betrodd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For om jeg gjør det frivillig, har jeg lønn, men om jeg gjør det ufrivillig, er forvaltningen av evangeliet likevel betrodd meg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dersom jeg gjør dette gjerne, haver jeg Løn, men (gjør jeg det) ugjerne, er (dog den) Huusholdning mig betroet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hvis jeg gjør dette av fri vilje, har jeg en belønning. Men hvis mot min vilje, er likevel en forvaltning av evangeliet betrodd meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For om jeg gjør dette villig, har jeg en lønn; men om jeg gjør det uvillig, er det en forvaltning som er betrodd meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For hvis jeg gjør dette frivillig, har jeg en belønning; men hvis jeg gjør det motvillig, har jeg bare blitt betrodd en oppgave.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hvis jeg gjør dette av egen vilje, har jeg en lønn; men hvis ikke av egen vilje, er jeg blitt betrodd et oppdrag.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gjør jeg det villig, har jeg en lønn; hvis ikke, er jeg simpelthen betrodd et oppdrag.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  If I do it with a good will I have a rewarde. But yf I do it agaynst my will an office is committed vnto me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf I do it with a good wyll, I shall haue my rewarde: but yff I do it agaynst my wyll, yet is the office commytted vnto me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For if I do it willingly, I haue a reward, but if I do it against my will, notwithstanding the dispensation is committed vnto me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For if I do it with a good wil, I haue a reward: but if I do it against my wil, the dispensatio is committed vnto me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

Referenced Verses

• Gal 2:7 : 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter;
• 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man account of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• Col 1:25 : 25 Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
• 1 Cor 3:14 : 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.
• Matt 10:41 : 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
• Matt 24:25 : 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
• Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
• 1 Cor 9:16 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
• Eph 3:2-8 : 2 If you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God which was given to me for you: 3 How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery; (as I have written briefly already, 4 By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• Phil 1:16-17 : 16 The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains: 17 But the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel.
• Exod 4:13-14 : 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• 1 Chr 29:5 : 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?
• 1 Chr 29:9 : 9 Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, for with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and King David also rejoiced with great joy.
• 1 Chr 29:14 : 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given You.
• Neh 11:2 : 2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live at Jerusalem.
• Isa 6:8 : 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
• Jer 20:9 : 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with holding back, and I could not stay.
• Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
• Jonah 1:3 : 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
• Jonah 4:1-3 : 1 But it displeased Jonah greatly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray you, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relent from doing harm. 3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
• Mal 1:10 : 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nothing? Neither do you kindle fire on my altar for nothing. I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
• 1 Tim 1:11-13 : 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Phlm 1:14 : 14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your benefit should not be by compulsion, but willingly.
• 1 Pet 5:2-4 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you shall receive a crown of glory that does not fade away.