Verse 15

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men hellige Herren Gud i deres hjerter, og vær alltid klare til å gi svar til enhver som ber dere om grunnen til det håpet som er i dere, med mildhet og frykt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men hell Herren, Gud, i hjertet deres; vær alltid klare til å gi et svar til enhver som ber dere gi grunnene for håpet dere har.

• Norsk King James

  Men helliggjør Herren Gud i hjertene deres; og vær alltid klare til å gi svar til hver enkelt som spør dere om årsaken til håpet som er i dere, med ydmykhet og respekt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær alltid beredt til med mildhet og respekt å forklare hver og en som ber dere om regnskap for det håp dere har.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  og vær alltid rede til forsvar for enhver som krever eder til regnskap for det håp som bor i eder, dog med saktmodighet og frykt,?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men hellige Herren Gud i hjertene deres, og vær alltid beredt til å forsvare dere med et mildt og respektfullt sinnelag overfor enhver som ber dere om å gjøre rede for det håpet dere har.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men heldige Gud i deres hjerter. Vær alltid klare til å svare enhver som spør dere om grunnen til det håpet som er i dere, med mildhet og ærefrykt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  La Herren Gud være hellig i deres hjerter, og vær alltid rede til å gi en vennlig og ærbødig forklaring til enhver som spør om det håp som bor i dere.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hold Herren Gud hellig i deres hjerter, og vær alltid beredt til å gi svar til enhver som spør dere om grunnlaget for det håp som bor i dere, og gjør det med ydmykhet og respekt.

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

  Men hold Herren Gud hellig i deres hjerter, og vær alltid beredt til å gi svar til enhver som spør dere om grunnlaget for det håp som bor i dere, og gjør det med ydmykhet og respekt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men hellige Kristus som Herren i hjertene deres, og vær alltid beredt til å forsvare dere, for enhver som ber om deres begrunnelse for håpet som bor i dere, men med mildhet og ærefrykt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men hellige Herren Gud i deres hjerter, og vær alltid beredt til å forsvare dere for enhver som ber dere om en grunn for det håp som er i dere, med mildhet og respekt,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men værer altid rede til at forsvare eder med Sagtmodighed og Ærefrygt for Enhver, som begjærer Regnskab af eder om det Haab, som er i eder,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hellige Herren Gud i deres hjerter, og vær alltid beredt til forsvar for enhver som ber dere om å gjøre rede for det håp som er i dere, med ydmykhet og frykt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hellige Herren Gud i deres hjerter; og vær alltid klare til å gi en forklaring til enhver som spør dere om håpet som er i dere, med ydmykhet og frykt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men hellige Herren Gud i deres hjerter, og vær alltid beredt til å forsvare dere til hver som spør dere om det håp dere har, med ydmykhet og respekt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hellige Kristus som Herre i hjertene deres; vær alltid klar til å gi svar til hver den som spør dere om deres håp, men med ydmykhet og respekt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men gi Kristus ære i deres hjerter som deres Herre; og vær alltid klare til å svare enhver som spør dere om håpet dere har, med ærefrykt og uten stolthet;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  but sanctifie the Lorde God in youre hertes. Be redy all wayes to geve an answere to every man that axeth you a reson of the hope that is in you and that with meaknes and feare:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but sanctifye the LORDE God in youre hertes. Be ready allwayes to geue an answere to euery ma, that axeth you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with mekenes & feare,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekenesse and reuerence,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But sanctifie the Lorde God in your heartes. Be redy alwayes to geue an aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

• World English Bible (2000)

  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

Referenced Verses

• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
• 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
• Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
• Heb 6:1 : 1 Therefore, leaving the foundational teachings of Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
• 1 Pet 3:2 : 2 While they observe your pure conduct with reverence.
• Heb 6:18-19 : 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us: 19 This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil,
• Acts 4:8-9 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, 10 Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone. 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
• 1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if you call on the Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in reverent fear;
• Acts 5:29-31 : 29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging on a tree. 31 Him God has exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 21:39-22:5 : 39 But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city: and, I implore you, allow me to speak to the people. 40 And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs, and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying, 1 Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you. 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they became even more silent. And he said, 3 I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are today. 4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.
• Col 1:5 : 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
• Col 1:23 : 23 If you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature under heaven; of which I, Paul, am made a minister;
• Col 1:27 : 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
• Num 20:12 : 12 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not believe Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."
• 1 Sam 12:7 : 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
• Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
• Isa 29:23 : 23 But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
• Jer 26:12-16 : 12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the evil that he has pronounced against you. 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand; do with me as seems good and just to you. 15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing. 16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
• Amos 7:14-17 : 14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus says the LORD; Your wife shall be a harlot in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you shall die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity from his land.
• Matt 10:18-20 : 18 And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
• 1 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
• 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
• Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a Son over His own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm until the end.