Verse 6

But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsommelig, skal også høste sparsommelig; og den som sår rikelig, skal også høste rikelig.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men dette: den som sår sparsommelig, skal også høste sparsommelig; og den som sår generøst, skal også høste generøst.

• Norsk King James

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, vil også høste sparsomt; og den som sår rikelig, vil også høste rikelig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For dette er sikkert: Den som sår gjerrig, skal også høste gjerrig, og den som sår med velsignelse, skal høste med velsignelse.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men dette sier jeg: Han som sår sparsommelig, skal også høste sparsommelig; og han som sår rikelig, skal også høste rikelig.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt; og den som sår med velsignelser, skal også høste med velsignelser.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt; og den som sår rikelig, skal også høste rikelig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår rikelig, skal høste rikelig.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår i velsignelse, skal også høste rikelig med velsignelse.

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

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår i velsignelse, skal også høste rikelig med velsignelse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår med rik velsignelse, skal også høste med rik velsignelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår rikelig, skal også høste rikelig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dette (er vist): Hvo karrigen saaer, skal og karrigen høste, og hvo, som saaer i Velsignelse, skal og høste i Velsignelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt skal også høste sparsomt, og den som sår rikelig skal også høste rikelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Husk dette: Den som sår sparsomt, vil også høste sparsomt. Den som sår rikelig, vil også høste rikelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men dette: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt; og den som sår i velsignelser, skal også høste i velsignelser.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men dette sier jeg: Den som sår sparsomt, skal også høste sparsomt; og den som sår rikelig, skal også høste rikelig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men i Skriftene står det, Den som sår sparsomt, skal høste sparsomt; og den som sår rikelig, skal høste rikelig.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  This yet remember howe that he which soweth lytell shall reepe lytell: and he yt soweth plenteously shall reepe plenteously.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This I thynke: that he which soweth litle, shal reape litle also: and he yt soweth plenteously,shal likewyse reape plenteously,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 22:9 : 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
• Prov 11:24-25 : 24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty. 25 The generous soul shall be made rich, and he who waters shall be watered also himself.
• Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.
• Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
• Eccl 11:1 : 1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
• Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.
• 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness;
• Gal 3:17 : 17 And this I say, that the covenant, which was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul, that it should make the promise of no effect.
• Ps 41:1-3 : 1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive; he shall be blessed upon the earth, and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of illness; You will make all his bed in his sickness.
• Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
• Luke 19:16-26 : 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. 17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. 19 And he said likewise to him, Be also over five cities. 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow. 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest? 24 And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds. 25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
• Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
• 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
• Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
• Col 2:4 : 4 And this I say, lest anyone should beguile you with enticing words.
• 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 Now I say this, that every one of you says, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
• 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,