Verse 2

Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han åpenbares, skal vi bli like ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Kjære venner, nå er vi Guds barn, men det er fortsatt ikke blitt klart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når det blir åpenbart, skal vi bli like ham, for vi skal se ham slik han er.

• Norsk King James

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds sønner, og det er ikke åpenbart ennå hva vi skal bli; men vi vet at når han vil åpenbare seg, skal vi være like ham; for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjære venner! Nå er vi Guds barn, men det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han blir åpenbart, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal være: men vi vet at når han skal vises, skal vi være lik ham; for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når det blir åpenbart, skal vi være lik ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli: men vi vet at når han åpenbares, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kjære venner, nå er vi Guds barn, og hva vi skal bli, er ennå ikke åpenbart, men vi vet at når Han åpenbares, skal vi bli like Ham, for da skal vi se Ham slik Han er.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han åpenbares, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham slik han er.

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

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han åpenbares, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham slik han er.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når det blir åpenbart, skal vi bli ham lik, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han kommer til syne, skal vi bli ham lik, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  I Elskelige! nu ere vi Guds Børn, og det er endnu ikke aabenbaret, hvad vi skulle vorde; men vi vide, at naar han aabenbares, vi da skulle vorde ham lige; thi vi skulle see ham, som han er.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke klart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han åpenbarer seg, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han åpenbares, skal vi bli lik ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal være. Men vi vet at når han blir åpenbart, skal vi bli like ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elskede, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han blir åpenbart, skal vi bli lik ham; for vi skal se ham slik han er.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mine kjære, nå er vi Guds barn, og ennå er det ikke klart hva vi skal bli. Men vi vet at når han blir åpenbart, skal vi bli som ham, for vi skal se ham som han er.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Derely beloved now are we ye sonnes of God and yet it dothe not appere what we shal be. But we knowe that when it shall appere we shal be lyke him. For we shall se him as he is.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Dearly beloued, we are now ye childre of God, and yet hath it not appeared what we shalbe. But we knowe yt when he shal appeare, we shal be like him: for we shal se him as he is.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, and yet it doth not appeare what we shalbe: But we knowe that when he shall appeare, we shalbe lyke hym, for we shall see hym as he is.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled faces beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
• 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know just as I also am known.
• Col 3:4 : 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you also shall appear with him in glory.
• Phil 3:21 : 21 Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, according to the working by which he is able even to subdue all things to himself.
• 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
• Rom 8:18 : 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
• Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with your likeness.
• John 17:24 : 24 Father, I will that those also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
• 1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and to those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
• Matt 5:8 : 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
• 1 John 2:28 : 28 And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
• Rev 22:4 : 4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.
• Rom 8:14-15 : 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. 15 For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.
• Job 19:26 : 26 And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God,
• 1 Cor 15:49 : 49 And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
• 1 Cor 2:9 : 9 But as it is written, 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.'
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• 2 Cor 5:6-8 : 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
• Gal 3:26 : 26 For you are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
• Gal 4:6 : 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father.'
• Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you; which you have wrought for those who trust in you before the sons of men!
• Isa 56:5 : 5 Even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
• Mal 3:2 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap:
• Ps 16:11 : 11 You will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
• 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child born of them.