Verse 3

And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og gjennom grådighet skal de med falske ord utnytte dere: deres dom venter nå lenge, og deres fortapelse sover ikke.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og i grådighet vil de utnytte dere med falske ord; for dem er dommen fra gammelt av helt sikker, og deres ødeleggelse står for døren.

• Norsk King James

  Og gjennom grådighet skal de bruke falske ord for å utnytte dere; deres dom, som lenge har vært på vei, lar ikke vente på seg, og deres undergang sover ikke.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Drevet av grådighet, vil de utnytte dere med oppdiktede historier. Deres dom, som har vært klar i lang tid, vil ikke vente, og deres undergang vil ikke slumre.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og i sin havesykne skal de med oppdiktede ord gjøre handel med dere; den dom som for lenge siden er ferdig for dem, og deres undergang sover ikke.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  I sin griskhet vil de utnytte dere med oppdiktede historier. Men deres dom har lenge vært klar, og deres ødeleggelse er ikke sovende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og av griskhet skal de med falske ord utnytte dere; dommen over dem har for lengst ikke latt vente på seg, og deres fordømmelse sover ikke.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Med grådighet, ved hjelp av falske ord, vil de gjøre dere til varer; for deres dom, som lenge var utsatt, er nå kommet, og deres fortapelse hviler ikke.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og i grådighet skal de med falske ord sko seg på dere; deres dom har fra lenge siden ikke vært uvirksom, og deres ødeleggelse slumrer ikke.

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

  Og i grådighet skal de med falske ord sko seg på dere; deres dom har fra lenge siden ikke vært uvirksom, og deres ødeleggelse slumrer ikke.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I sin grådighet vil de utnytte dere med oppdiktede ord. Deres dom er ikke likegyldig lenge, og deres ødeleggelse sover ikke.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  I sin grådighet vil de utnytte dere med falske ord. Deres dom er bestemt for lenge siden, og deres ødeleggelse hviler ikke.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og af Gjerrighed skulle de med kunstige Ord søge Vinding af eder. Dommen over dem, alt længe afsagt, skal ikke tøve, og deres Fordærvelse slumrer ikke.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og gjennom grådighet vil de med falske ord utnytte dere: deres dom har ikke ventet lenge, og deres fortapelse slumrer ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  I grådighet vil de utnytte dere med falske ord; deres dom er ikke utsatt, og deres ødeleggelse slumrer ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  I grådighet og med utspekulerte ord vil de utnytte dere; deres dom har lenge vært forberedt og deres ødeleggelse sover ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  I sin grådighet vil de utnytte dere med påtatte ord: Den dom som fra gammel tid er over dem, venter ikke, og deres ødeleggelse sover ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  I sin grådighet vil de utnytte dere med falske ord, som handelsmenn som handler med menneskers sjeler. Deres dom har ikke vært sovende i lang tid, og deres ødeleggelse våker over dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and thorow coveteousnes shall they with fayned wordes make marchandyse of you whose iudgement is not farre of and their dampnacion slepeth not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and thorow cuvetousnes shal they with fayned wordes make marchaundise of you, vpo who the iudgment is not necliget in tarienge of olde, and their damnacion slepeth not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And through couetousnes shall they with fained words make marchandise of you, whose condemnation long since resteth not, and their destruction slumbreth not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And through couetousnesse, shall they with fayned wordes make marchaudize of you, whose iudgement is nowe not farre of, and their damnation sleepeth not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 2:17 : 17 For we are not like many who corrupt the word of God; but as of sincerity, as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.
• 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:
• Rom 16:18 : 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites; and by smooth talk and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• Deut 32:35 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
• 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 Useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
• Titus 1:11 : 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
• 2 Cor 12:17-18 : 17 Did I make a gain of you by any of those whom I sent to you? 18 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?
• 2 Pet 1:16 : 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• 2 Pet 2:1 : 1 But there were false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
• 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment;
• 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices and are accursed children. 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lewdness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Jude 1:7 : 7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
• Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
• Jude 1:15 : 15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.'
• Rev 18:11-13 : 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no one buys their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood, and all types of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and incense, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
• Deut 24:17 : 17 You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing as a pledge:
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy for dishonest gain; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
• 1 Tim 3:8 : 8 Likewise, the deacons must be dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain;
• Ps 18:44 : 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, How awesome are your works! Through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.
• Ps 81:15 : 15 The haters of the LORD would have submitted themselves to him; but their time would have endured forever.
• Isa 5:19 : 19 Who say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!
• Isa 30:13-14 : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter's vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found among its fragments a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water from the pit.
• Isa 56:11 : 11 Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.
• Isa 60:22 : 22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.
• Jer 6:13 : 13 For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.
• Jer 8:10 : 10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them: for everyone from the least to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
• Ezek 13:19 : 19 Will you profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people who hear your lies?
• Mic 3:11 : 11 The leaders judge for reward, and the priests teach for hire, and the prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No harm can come upon us.
• Hab 3:3 : 3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise.
• Mal 1:10 : 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nothing? Neither do you kindle fire on my altar for nothing. I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
• Luke 18:8 : 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?
• Luke 20:20 : 20 And they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might trap him in his words, so they could deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
• Luke 22:47 : 47 And while he was still speaking, behold, a multitude, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
• John 2:16 : 16 And he said to those who sold doves, Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of merchandise.
• 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
• 1 Pet 5:2 : 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind;
• Titus 1:7 : 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money;