Verse 9

Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you sorrowed to repentance: for you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble sorgfulle, men fordi dere ble sorgfulle til omvendelse; for dere ble sorgfulle på en guddommelig måte, så dere ikke led noe tap ved oss.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble triste, men fordi deres sorg førte til omvendelse; dere ble triste slik Gud ønsket, så dere ikke skal lide tap av noe på vår konto.

• Norsk King James

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble triste, men fordi dere sorget på en guddommelig måte: for dere ble triste til omvendelse, slik at dere ikke fikk skade av oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke over at dere ble triste, men over at dere ble triste til omvendelse; for dere ble triste etter Guds vilje, slik at dere ikke har blitt skadet på noen måte av oss.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke over at dere var bedrøvet, men over at dere ble bedrøvet til omvendelse: for dere ble bedrøvet på gudelig vis, for at dere ikke skulle lide skade ved oss i noe.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi dere ble bedrøvet til omvendelse. For dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds vilje, så dere ikke skulle lide noen skade fra oss.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi deres sorg førte til omvendelse: for dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds vilje, for at dere ikke skulle lide noen skade fra oss.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke over at dere ble lei, men over at deres sorg førte til omvendelse; for dere sørget på en gudfryktig måte, slik at vi ikke skal ha fått noe skade med oss.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi deres bedrøvelse førte til omvendelse; for dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds sinn, slik at dere ikke skulle lide noen skade på grunn av oss.

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

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi deres bedrøvelse førte til omvendelse; for dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds sinn, slik at dere ikke skulle lide noen skade på grunn av oss.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi dere ble bedrøvet til omvendelse. For dere ble bedrøvet på en måte som behaget Gud, så dere ikke led skade på grunn av oss.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God intended, so that you would not suffer any loss from us.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi dere ble bedrøvet til omvendelse. For dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds vilje, slik at dere i ingenting led tap på grunn av oss.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nu glæder jeg mig, ikke derover, at I bleve bedrøvede, men over at I bleve bedrøvede til Omvendelse; thi I bleve bedrøvede efter Gud, saa at I ikke i nogen Maade have lidt Skade af os.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi dere ble bedrøvet til omvendelse; for dere ble bedrøvet på en gudelig måte, slik at dere ikke fikk noen skade fra oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble sorgfulle, men fordi dere ble sorgfulle til omvendelse. For dere ble sorgfulle på en gudfryktig måte, for at dere ikke skulle lide tap ved oss i noe.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble sorgfulle, men fordi dere ble sorgfulle til omvendelse, for dere ble sorgfulle på Guds vegne, slik at dere ikke fikk skade fra oss i noe.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  gleder jeg meg nå, ikke fordi dere ble bedrøvet, men fordi bedrøvelsen førte til omvendelse; for dere ble bedrøvet etter Guds vilje, slik at dere ikke led noen skade på grunn av oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå er jeg glad, ikke fordi dere sørget, men fordi sorgen førte til en sinnets forandring; for deres sorg var en hellig sorg slik at dere ikke skulle lide noe tap gjennom oss.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But I now reioyce not that ye were sory but that ye so sorowed that ye repented. For ye sorowed godly: so yt in nothynge ye were hurte by vs.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now I reioyce, not that ye were sory, but that ye were sory to repentaunce. For ye sorowed godly, so that in nothinge ye were hurte by vs.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I nowe reioyce, not that ye were sorie, but that ye sorowed to repentance: for ye sorowed godly, so that in nothing ye were hurt by vs.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I nowe reioyce, not that ye were sorie, but that ye so sorowed to repent: for ye sorowed godly, so that in nothyng ye were hurt by vs.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Cor 13:8-9 : 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we are glad when we are weak, and you are strong; and this also we wish, even your perfection. 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.
• 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 2:16 : 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?
• 2 Cor 7:6-7 : 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 And not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced even more.
• 2 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner, what diligence it produced in you, yes, what clearing of yourselves, yes, what indignation, yes, what fear, yes, what vehement desire, yes, what zeal, yes, what vindication! In all things you have proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
• 2 Cor 10:8-9 : 8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: 9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
• Ps 38:18 : 18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
• Eccl 7:3 : 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better.
• Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And He said, Go and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive. 10 Make the heart of this people dull, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted and healed. 11 Then I said, Lord, how long? And He answered, Until the cities are laid waste without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land is utterly desolate,
• Jer 31:18-20 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bull not accustomed to the yoke: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God. 19 Surely, after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh: I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, because I bore the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spoke against him, I earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, says the LORD.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
• Luke 15:7 : 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
• Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
• Luke 15:17-24 : 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 And am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me like one of your hired servants. 20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it; and let us eat and be merry: 24 For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
• Luke 15:32 : 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.