Verse 20

Who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    som en gang var ulydige, da Guds tålmodighet ventet i Noahs dager, mens arken ble gjort klar, hvor få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Som tidligere var ulydige, mens Guds tålmodighet vente sammen med Noas dager, da arken ble bygget; i den ble få, det vil si åtte sjeler, frelst gjennom vann.

  • Norsk King James

    Disse var tidligere ulydige, da Gud ventet tålmodig i Noahs dager, mens arken ble forberedt, hvor få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst ved vann.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    de som tidligere var ulydige mens Guds tålmod ventet i Noahs dager, mens arken ble bygd, i hvilken få, nemlig åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann,

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    de som fordum var ulydige, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager, mens arken blev bygget, i hvilken få, det er åtte sjeler, blev frelst ved vann,

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    som en gang var ulydige, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager mens arken ble bygget, i hvilken få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De var ulydige en gang, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noas dager, mens arken ble bygget. I den ble få mennesker, det vil si åtte sjeler, frelst gjennom vann.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Disse var en gang ulydige, da Guds langmodighet holdt ut i Noahs dager, mens arken ble beredt, og der ble bare noen få, nemlig åtte sjeler, frelst ved vannet.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    de som tidligere hadde vært ulydige, dengang Gud tålmodig ventet i Noahs dager mens arken ble bygget, der bare noen få, åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

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

    de som tidligere hadde vært ulydige, dengang Gud tålmodig ventet i Noahs dager mens arken ble bygget, der bare noen få, åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    de som før var ulydige da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager, mens arken ble bygget, der få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble reddet ved vann.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it, only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water.

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "1 Peter.3.20", "source": "Ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε, ὅτε ἅπαξ ἐξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε, κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ, εἰς ἣν ὀλίγαι, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν ὀκτὼ ψυχαί, διεσώθησαν διʼ ὕδατος.", "text": "To-those-who-*apeithēsasin pote*, when *hapax exedecheto* the of-the *Theou makrothymia* in *hēmerais Nōe*, being-*kataskeuazomenēs kibōtou*, into which *oligai*, that is *oktō psychai*, *diesōthēsan* through *hydatos*.", "grammar": { "*apeithēsasin*": "aorist active participle, dative, masculine, plural - having disobeyed", "*pote*": "adverb - once/formerly", "*hote*": "conjunction - when/while", "*hapax*": "adverb - once/one time", "*exedecheto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was waiting", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*makrothymia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - patience/longsuffering", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine, plural - days", "*Nōe*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Noah", "*kataskeuazomenēs*": "present passive participle, genitive, feminine, singular - being prepared", "*kibōtou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of ark", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/unto", "*hēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which", "*oligai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - few", "*tout' estin*": "that is/this is", "*oktō*": "numeral - eight", "*psychai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - souls/lives", "*diesōthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were saved through/rescued", "*di*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of water" }, "variants": { "*apeithēsasin*": "having disobeyed/having disbelieved/having rejected", "*pote*": "once/formerly/in the past", "*hapax*": "once/one time/once for all", "*exedecheto*": "was waiting/was expecting/was awaiting", "*Theou*": "of God/of deity", "*makrothymia*": "patience/longsuffering/forbearance", "*hēmerais*": "days/time periods", "*kataskeuazomenēs*": "being prepared/being constructed/being built", "*kibōtou*": "of ark/of boat/of chest", "*oligai*": "few/small number", "*psychai*": "souls/lives/persons", "*diesōthēsan*": "were saved through/were brought safely through/were rescued", "*hydatos*": "of water/through water" } }

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    de som tidligere var ulydige, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager, mens arken ble bygget, i hvilken få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    som fordum vare gjenstridige, der Guds Langmodighed ventede i Noæ Dage, da Arken byggedes, i hvilken faa, nemlig otte, Sjæle bleve frelste i Vand,

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    de som tidligere var ulydige, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noas dager, mens arken ble bygget, hvor få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst ved vannet.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    som før var ulydige, da Gud ventet tålmodig i Noahs dager, mens arken ble bygd. I den ble få, det vil si åtte sjeler, frelst gjennom vann.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    de som en gang var ulydige, da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager mens arken ble bygd, i hvilken få, det vil si åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De som før var ulydige da Guds langmodighet ventet i Noahs dager mens arken ble bygd, hvor noen få, nemlig åtte sjeler, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Som i Noas dager trosset Guds bud, men Gud i sin barmhjertighet holdt tilbake straffen mens Noah forberedte arken, hvor et lite antall, nemlig åtte personer, ble frelst gjennom vann.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    which were in tyme passed disobedient when the longe sufferinge of God abode excedinge paciently in the dayes of Noe whyll the arcke was a preparinge wherin feawe (that is to saye.viii soules) were saved by water

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    which in tyme past beleued not, whan God once a bode and suffred pacietly in the tyme of Noe, whyle the Arke was a preparynge: Wherin fewe (that is to saye eight soules) were saued by water.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Which were in time passed disobedient, when once the long suffering of God abode in the dayes of Noe, while the Arke was preparing, wherein fewe, that is, eight soules were saued in the water.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Which sometime had ben disobedient, when once the long sufferyng of God abode in ye dayes of Noe, whyle the Arke was a preparyng, wherein fewe, that is to say eyght soules, were saued in the water:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah -- an ark being preparing -- in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:3 : 3 And the LORD said, My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household; by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
  • Gen 6:5 : 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
  • 2 Pet 2:5 : 5 And did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
  • Gen 8:18 : 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.
  • Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all those who wait for him.
  • Matt 7:14 : 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.
  • Matt 24:37-39 : 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 Do not fear, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • Luke 13:24-25 : 24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 When once the master of the house has arisen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I do not know you, where you are from:
  • Luke 17:26-30 : 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
  • Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
  • Rom 9:22 : 22 What if God, willing to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction:
  • 2 Pet 3:15 : 15 And consider that the patience of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given to him has written to you;
  • Eph 5:26 : 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
  • Gen 6:13-7:7 : 13 And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. 15 And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. 16 You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark on its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third stories. 17 And behold, I Myself am bringing a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die. 18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you. 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female. 20 Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive. 21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them. 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. 1 And the LORD said to Noah, "Go, you and all your household, into the ark; for I have seen you as righteous before Me in this generation." 2 Of every clean animal, you shall take with you seven pairs, the male and his female; and of animals that are not clean, two, the male and his female. 3 Of birds also of the air, seven pairs, the male and the female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth. 4 For in seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth. 5 And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were upon the earth. 7 And Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark because of the floodwaters.
  • Gen 7:13 : 13 On the same day, Noah entered, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
  • Gen 7:17-23 : 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark moved on the surface of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters covered them fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh that moved upon the earth perished, birds, cattle, beasts of every kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every human being. 22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, all that was on the dry land, died. 23 And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed, both man and cattle, creeping things and birds of the sky; they were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.
  • Gen 8:1 : 1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is adequate for these things?