Verse 7

Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Hver enkelt må gi slik han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte; ikke motvillig eller av nød; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte; ikke med sorg eller av nødvendighet, for Gud elsker den som gir med glede.

• Norsk King James

  Hver enkelt skal gi etter som han har bestemt i sitt hjerte; ikke motvillig eller av nød; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Enhver skal gi slik han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med sorg eller under tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Enhver mann ifølge som han forutsetter i sitt hjerte, så la ham gi; ikke motvillig, eller av nødvendighet: for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  La hver gi slik han i sitt hjerte har bestemt seg for, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Enhver må gi slik som han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med motvilje eller tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hver og en skal gi etter det han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller under tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

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

  Hver enkelt skal gi slik han har bestemt seg i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hver og én skal gi som han har bestemt seg for i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Enhver skal gi som han har besluttet i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller av tvang. For Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hver give eftersom han haver sat sig for i Hjertet, ikke med Bedrøvelse, eller af Tvang; thi Gud elsker en glad Giver.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Enhver skal gi slik han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke motvillig eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hver og en må gi slik han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke med ulyst eller under tvang; for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Enhver, som han har besluttet i sitt hjerte, ikke med sorg eller av tvang, for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  La hver mann gjøre som han har bestemt i sitt hjerte, ikke med motvilje eller av tvang: for Gud elsker en glad giver.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  La hver mann gjøre etter hjertets hensikt; ikke gi med sorg eller av tvang: for Gud gleder seg over en glad giver.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  euery one acordynge as he hath purposed in his hert, not grudgingly, or of compulsion. For God loueth a chearfull geuer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  As euery man wisheth in his heart, so let him giue, not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [ Let] each man [do] according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:2 : 2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: from every man who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
• Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he who exhorts, on exhortation: he who gives, let him do it with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
• 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that You test the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now I have seen with joy Your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to You.
• Acts 20:35 : 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
• Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother. 8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants. 9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to. 11 For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
• Deut 15:14 : 14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress: of that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
• Exod 35:5 : 5 Take from among you an offering to the LORD: whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and bronze,
• Prov 11:25 : 25 The generous soul shall be made rich, and he who waters shall be watered also himself.
• Prov 22:9 : 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
• Prov 23:6-8 : 6 Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye, nor desire his delicacies: 7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: "Eat and drink," he says to you; but his heart is not with you. 8 The morsel which you have eaten, you shall vomit up, and lose your sweet words.
• Isa 32:5 : 5 The vile person shall no longer be called noble, nor the miser said to be generous.
• Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble man devises noble things, and by noble things he will stand.
• Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
• 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.