Verse 1

Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi saktmodighet og mildhet, som i nærvær er ydmyk blant dere, men i fravær er modig mot dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jeg, Paulus, ber dere om dette gjennom Kristi milde og vennlige væremåte; han som er ydmyk når jeg er fraværende, men frimodig når jeg er til stede.

• Norsk King James

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere om dette ved Kristi ydmykhet og godhet, som er beskjedne når jeg er til stede, men med frimodighet når jeg er fraværende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg, Paulus, ber dere ved Kristi mildhet og ydmykhet, jeg som nok er ydmyk når jeg er hos dere, men bruker myndighet når jeg er borte.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men jeg, Paulus, formaner dere ved Kristi saktmodighet og mildhet, jeg som i deres nærvær er sagtmodig blant dere, men er frimodig mot dere når jeg er fraværende;

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg, Paulus, formaner dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, jeg som anses som beskjeden når jeg er blant dere, men modig når jeg er borte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, han som er ydmyk blant dere når jeg er tilstede, men frimodig når jeg er borte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi ydmyke og milde vesen; jeg er selv lav blant dere når jeg er til stede, men når jeg er fraværende, er jeg dristig mot dere:

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg, Paulus selv, formaner dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, jeg som i nærvær er ydmyk blant dere, men modig overfor dere når jeg ikke er til stede.

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

  Jeg, Paulus selv, formaner dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, jeg som i nærvær er ydmyk blant dere, men modig overfor dere når jeg ikke er til stede.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg, Paulus, formaner dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, han som i deres nærvær er ydmyk, men når han er borte, er frimodig overfor dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now I, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who is humble when present among you but bold when absent.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg selv, Paulus, oppfordrer dere ved Kristi mildhet og vennlighet, jeg som er ydmyk når jeg er blant dere, men bruker frimodighet når jeg er borte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg Paulus selv formaner eder ved Christi Sagtmodighed og Mildhed, jeg, som vel er ydmyg, naar jeg er hos eder, men fraværende bruger Myndighed mod eder;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi mildhet og ydmykhet, han som er beskjeden blant dere når jeg er til stede, men frimodig når jeg er borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå oppfordrer jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi ydmykhet og mildhet; jeg som er beskjedent blant dere når jeg er til stede, men som er modig overfor dere når jeg er borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og jeg, Paulus, formaner dere ved Kristi saktmodighet og mildhet – jeg som i deres nærvær er ydmyk, men i fravær er modig mot dere,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Nå formaner jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi mildhet og ydmykhet, jeg som i deres nærvær er ydmyk blant dere, men når jeg er fraværende, er jeg modig mot dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå ber jeg, Paulus, dere ved Kristi milde og beskjedne oppførsel, jeg som er ydmyk når jeg er blant dere, men taler uten frykt når jeg er borte fra dere:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I Paule my silfe beseche you by the mekenes and softnes of Christ which when I am present amoge you am of no reputacio but am bolde towarde you beinge absent.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I Paul my selfe beseke you by the mekenesse and softnesse off Christ, which when I am present amonge you, am of small reputacion, but am bolde towarde you beynge absent.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe I Paul my selfe beseech you by the meekenes, and gentlenes of Christ, which when I am present among you am base, but am bolde toward you being absent:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I Paul my selfe beseche you by the mekenesse & gentlenesse of Christ, whiche when I am present among you, am lowlye: but am bolde towarde you beyng absent.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you -- through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ -- who in presence, indeed `am' humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

Referenced Verses

• Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest for your souls.
• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
• Gal 5:2 : 2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
• Rom 12:1 : 1 I implore you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
• 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and endowed with salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
• Eph 4:1 : 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling with which you are called,
• 2 Thess 3:17 : 17 The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is the token in every letter; so I write.
• Phlm 1:9 : 9 Yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;
• 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth: 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:21 : 21 I speak concerning reproach, as though we were weak. But in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also.
• 2 Cor 11:30 : 30 If I must boast, I will boast in the things concerning my weakness.
• 2 Cor 12:5 : 5 Of such a one will I boast, yet of myself I will not boast, but in my weaknesses.
• 2 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times, that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• 2 Cor 13:2-4 : 2 I told you before, and foretell now, as if I were present the second time; and being absent now I write to those who have sinned in the past, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare: 3 Since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you. 4 For though He was crucified through weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.
• Gal 4:13 : 13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.
• 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised.
• 1 Cor 16:21-22 : 21 The greeting is in my own hand—Paul. 22 If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha.
• 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
• 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 7:4 : 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
• 2 Cor 10:2 : 2 But I plead with you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence by which I think to be bold against some who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
• 2 Cor 10:7 : 7 Do you look on things after the outward appearance? If anyone trusts that he is Christ's, let him think this again in himself, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
• Rom 15:15 : 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written to you more boldly in part, to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God,
• Ps 45:4 : 4 And in your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your right hand shall teach you awesome things.
• Isa 42:3-4 : 3 A bruised reed he shall not break, and the smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth justice unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has set justice in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
• Matt 12:19-20 : 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he brings forth judgment to victory.
• Matt 21:5 : 5 Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, gentle, and sitting on a donkey, and a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Acts 8:32 : 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb silent before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth.
• Rom 10:20 : 20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: "I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me."