Verse 8

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to impart to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Så, ivrig etter dere, ville vi gjerne ha delt med dere, ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne sjeler, fordi dere er dyrebare for oss.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Slik lengtet vi etter dere, at vi ønsket å dele ikke bare Guds evangelium med dere, men også våre egne sjeler, fordi dere ble kjære for oss.

• Norsk King James

  Så, med stor kjærlighet til dere, var vi villige til å dele ikke bare Guds evangelium med dere, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere betyr så mye for oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  var vi, av inderlig kjærlighet til dere, villige til å dele ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også vårt eget liv, fordi dere er blitt oss kjære.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Så, full av kjærlighet for dere, var vi bestemte på å gi dere, ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne sjeler, fordi dere var blitt kjære for oss.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Slik ble vi glade i dere, og vi var velvillige til å dele med dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt kjære for oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så ivrige var vi etter dere at vi var villige til å dele med dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt oss kjære.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Med en inderlig hengivenhet til dere ville vi gjerne ha delt ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre liv, fordi dere står oss nær.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Slik var vi inderlig glad i dere og ønsket ikke bare å gi dere Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt oss kjære.

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

  Slik var vi inderlig glad i dere og ønsket ikke bare å gi dere Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt oss kjære.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så, i vårt sterke ønske for dere, var vi fornøyde med å dele med dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere ble kjære for oss.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the same way, being affectionately desirous of you, we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very lives, because you had become dear to us.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så, av kjærlighet til dere, var vi glade for å dele med dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt så kjære for oss.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  saaledes ere vi, af inderlig Kjærlighed til eder, villige til at dele med eder, ikke aleneste Guds Evangelium, men ogsaa vort eget Liv, fordi I ere blevne os elskelige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så fylt av kjærlighet til dere, var vi villige til å gi dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne sjeler, fordi dere var blitt kjære for oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så, i øm lengsel etter dere, var vi svært fornøyde med å gi dere, ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere var blitt så kjære for oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så, med omsorg for dere, var vi ivrige etter å gi dere ikke bare Guds gode budskap, men også våre egne liv, fordi dere er blitt kjære for oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så, i vår kjærlighet til dere, var vi glade for å gi dere ikke bare Guds evangelium, men også våre egne sjeler, fordi dere var blitt svært kjære for oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og fordi vi hadde så stor kjærlighet til dere, tok vi glede i å gi dere ikke bare Guds gode budskap, men også våre liv, fordi dere var kjære for oss.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  so was oure affeccion towarde you oure good will was to have dealte vnto you not the gospell of God only: but also oure awne soules because ye were deare vnto vs.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  euen so had we hartely affeccion towarde you, and wolde with good wyl haue dealte vnto you, not onely the Gospell of God, but oure lyues also, because ye were deare vnto vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus being affectioned toward you, our good will was to haue dealt vnto you, not the Gospel of God onely, but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So, beyng tenderly affected towarde you, our good wyll was to haue dealt vnto you, not the Gospell of God only: but also our owne soules, because ye were deare vnto vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so being desirous of you, we are well-pleased to impart to you not only the good news of God, but also our own souls, because beloved ye have become to us,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  even so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were become very dear to us.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.
• 1 John 3:16 : 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
• Rom 1:11-12 : 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established; 12 That is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
• Rom 9:1-3 : 1 I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, 2 That I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
• Rom 10:1 : 1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved.
• Rom 15:29 : 29 And I am sure that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, as workers together with Him, urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• 2 Cor 6:11-13 : 11 O Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged. 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. 13 Now in return for the same (I speak as to my children), you also be enlarged.
• Gal 4:19 : 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
• Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
• Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Hear, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD has spoken. 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness. 17 But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is taken captive.
• Phil 2:20 : 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.
• Phil 2:25-26 : 25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need. 26 For he longed for you all, and was distressed, because you had heard that he was sick.
• Phil 4:1 : 1 Therefore, my dearly beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
• Col 1:7 : 7 As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;
• Col 1:28 : 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
• Phlm 1:1 : 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved and fellow laborer,
• Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey those who rule over you, and submit to them, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
• Luke 7:2 : 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.
• Acts 20:23-24 : 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.