Verse 9

Therefore we strive, that whether present or absent, we may be pleasing to him.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor arbeider vi, slik at vi, enten vi er til stede eller fraværende, kan bli godtatt av ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Derfor ønsker vi å være til glede for Kristus, enten vi bor i kroppen eller forlater den.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor arbeider vi, slik at om vi er til stede eller fraværende, skal vi bli anerkjent av ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så vi streber etter å være til behag for ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor streber vi også, enten vi er til stede eller borte, å være velbehagelige for ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor strever vi for at enten vi er hjemme eller borte, skal vi være ham til behag.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor arbeider vi for at, enten vi er nærværende eller fraværende, skal vi bli tatt imot av ham.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

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

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor setter vi vår ære i å være til behag for ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor beflitte vi os ogsaa paa, hvad enten vi ere hjemme eller ikke hjemme, at være ham velbehagelige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor streber vi etter å bli godtatt av ham, enten vi er hjemme eller borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor har vi som vårt mål, enten hjemme eller borte, å være ham til behag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor har vi som mål, om vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til glede for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det er derfor vi setter vår ære i, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til behag for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor er det vår ambisjon, enten vi er hjemme eller borte, å være til glede for ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore whether we be at home or from home we endeuoure oure selves to please him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore, whether we be at home or fro home, we endeuoure oure selues to please him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore also we couet, that both dwelling at home, and remouing from home, we may be acceptable to him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 4:11 : 11 Let us therefore labor to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of unbelief.
• 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
• Heb 12:28 : 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
• 2 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance will be provided to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
• Gen 4:7 : 7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.
• Isa 56:7 : 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.
• John 6:27 : 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.
• Acts 10:35 : 35 But in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is accepted by him.
• Rom 14:8 : 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
• Rom 14:18 : 18 For anyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
• Rom 15:20 : 20 Yes, I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation:
• 1 Cor 9:26-27 : 26 Therefore I run, not with uncertainty; thus I fight, not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• 2 Cor 5:6 : 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
• 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
• Col 1:10 : 10 That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
• Col 1:29 : 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works mightily in me.
• 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 Furthermore, then, we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.
• 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
• 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.