Verse 21

There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dette er et motbilde, som nå også frelser oss gjennom dåpen (ikke avleggelse av kroppens urenhet, men en god samvittighet mot Gud) gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Det som nå er dåpen, fungerer som bevis på vår samvittighet; den frelser oss ikke ved å avlegge kroppens urenhet, men ved å gi en god samvittighet til Gud, gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• Norsk King James

  Dåpen, som nå redder oss, (ikke som en avsettelse av kroppens urenthet, men som vitnesbyrd om en god samvittighet mot Gud) ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  denne frelsen av hvilken dåpen nå er et motbilde, ikke som en renselse av kroppens urenhet, men som en bønn om en god samvittighet mot Gud, ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  det som nu frelser eder i sitt motbilde, dåpen, ikke slik at den avlegger kjødets urenhet, men som en god samvittighets pakt med Gud ved Jesu Kristi opstandelse,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Det vannet er et forbilde på den dåpen som nå frelser dere, ikke en fjerning av skitt fra kroppen, men en god samvittighet mot Gud, gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette er et forbilde på dåpen som nå også frelser dere - ikke ved å vaske bort kroppens skitt, men som en god samvittighet overfor Gud - gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På samme måte er nå også dåpen til frelse for oss – ikke ved å fjerne kroppens urenhet, men ved en god samvittighet overfor Gud – gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dette motsvarer dåpen, som nå frelser dere—ikke ved å fjerne kroppens urenhet, men som en god samvittighets pakt med Gud—ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

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

  Dette motsvarer dåpen, som nå frelser dere—ikke ved å fjerne kroppens urenhet, men som en god samvittighets pakt med Gud—ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette er et forbilde nå frelser oss, nemlig dåpen, ikke som avleggelsen av kroppens skitt, men som en god samvittighetspakt med Gud gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This water symbolizes baptism, which now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Det som nå frelser dere, et motstykke, er dåpen, ikke som en fjerning av urenhet fra kjødet, men som en god samvittighets pakt med Gud, gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  hvis Modbillede, Daaben, nu frelser os, hvilken ikke er Renselse fra Kjødets Ureenhed, men en god Samvittigheds Pagt med Gud ved Jesu Christi Opstandelse;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den som nå frelser oss, er det som dåpen symboliserer, ikke slik at det fjerner urenhet fra kroppen, men som et svar med en god samvittighet mot Gud, ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette er et symbol på dåpen, som nå frelser dere - ikke ved å fjerne kroppens skitt, men som et svar av en god samvittighet mot Gud, ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette er et forbilde som nå frelser også oss, nemlig dåpen, ikke som en avleggelse av kroppens urenhet, men som et løfte om en god samvittighet overfor Gud, ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Denne vannflommen er et bilde på dåpen, som nå redder dere - ikke ved å fjerne skitt fra kroppen, men som en god samvittighets bekreftelse mot Gud ved Jesu Kristi oppstandelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dåpen, som denne speiler, frelser nå dere, ikke ved å vaske bort kroppens urenheter, men ved å gi et godt sinn overfor Gud gjennom Jesu Kristi oppstandelse fra de døde;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  which signifieth baptim that now saveth vs not ye puttinge awaye of ye filth of the flesshe but in that a good conscience consenteth to God by ye resurreccio of Iesus Christ

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Which signifieth baptyme yt now saueth vs: not ye puttinge awaye of the fylth of the flesh, but in yt a good cosciece cosenteth vnto God by ye resurreccion of Iesus Christ,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Whereof the baptisme that nowe is, answering that figure, (which is not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but a confident demaunding which a good conscience maketh to God) saueth vs also by the resurrection of Iesus Christ,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To the which also the figure agreeth that nowe saueth vs, euen baptisme, not the puttyng away of the fylth of the fleshe, but in that a good conscience maketh request to God, by the resurrection of Iesus Christe:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  which also after a true likeness doth now save you, [even] baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;

• World English Bible (2000)

  This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you– not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God– through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.
• Gal 3:27 : 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• 1 Pet 1:3 : 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,
• Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 22:16 : 16 And now why do you delay? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
• 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
• Col 2:12 : 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also you are raised with him through the faith of the working of God, who has raised him from the dead.
• Matt 28:19 : 19 Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
• Eph 5:26 : 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
• Rom 6:3-6 : 3 Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore, we are buried with Him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection. 6 Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
• Rom 10:9-9 : 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
• 1 Cor 4:6 : 6 And these things, brothers, I have applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that none of you be puffed up for one against another.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• 1 Tim 6:12 : 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
• Titus 3:5-7 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
• Rom 5:14 : 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who was to come.
• Ezek 36:25-26 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day, there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for impurities.
• Acts 8:36 : 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?
• Acts 16:33 : 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and immediately he and all his family were baptized.
• Heb 11:19 : 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
• Heb 9:24 : 24 For Christ has not entered into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: