Verse 4

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete og overlot dem til mørkets lenker for å bli bevart til dom;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem i mørket og holdt dem fengslet til dommen.

• Norsk King James

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete og overlot dem til mørkets lenker, for å være forbeholdt dom;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Gud sparte ikke englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete og overga dem til mørkets lenker for å holdes inntil dommen,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For Gud skånet ikke englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete og overga dem til mørkets lenker, for å holdes i forvaring til dom.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For Gud sparte ikke englene som syndet, men kastet dem i mørkets lenker i avgrunnen, hvor de blir holdt i varetekt for dommens dag.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Gud sparte ikke de englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete og overgav dem til mørkets lenker for å bli holdt innesperret til dom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Gud sparte ikke de englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned til helvete og satte dem i mørke lenker for å vente på dommen.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i avgrunnen og overlot dem til mørkets lenker for å holdes i varetekt til dommen;

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

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i avgrunnen og overlot dem til mørkets lenker for å holdes i varetekt til dommen;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Gud spart ikke engler som syndet, men kastet dem i mørke avgrunner for å bli holdt i fangenskap fram til dommen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For if God did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment,

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For Gud sparte ikke englene da de syndet, men kastet dem ned i avgrunnen hvor de er bundet i mørke lenker, mens de venter på dommen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dersom Gud ikke sparede de Engle, som syndede, men nedstyrtede dem til Helvede og overantvordede dem i Mørkets Lænker, at forvares til Dommen,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i helvete, og overga dem til mørke lenker for å holdes til dom,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For om Gud ikke sparte englene som syndet, men kastet dem ned i Tartaros og overgav dem til mørkets groper for å holdes til dom,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Gud skånet ikke engang de engler som syndet, men kastet dem i mørke lenker i Tartaros, der de holdes til dommens dag.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte engler når de syndet, men kastet dem i helvete og holdt dem fengslet i mørke til dommen,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For hvis Gud ikke sparte de onde englene, men kastet dem ned i helvetes avgrunn for å holdes i mørkets lenker inntil dommen;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For yf god spared not the angels that synned but cast them doune into hell and delyuered them in chaynes of darknes to be kept vnto iudgement.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For yf God spared not the angels that synned, but cast them downe with the cheynes of darknes in to hell, and delyuered the ouer to be kepte vnto iudgment:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For if God spared not the Angels that had sinned, but cast them downe into hell, and deliuered them into chaines of darkenes, to be kept vnto damnation:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them downe into hell, and delyuered them into chaynes of darknesse, to be kept vnto iudgement:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus{Tartarus is another name for Hell}, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved to judgment;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast `them' down to Tartarus, did deliver `them' to judgment, having been reserved,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,

Referenced Verses

• Jude 1:6 : 6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day.
• Matt 25:41 : 41 Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
• Isa 14:12 : 12 How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, who did weaken the nations!
• Rev 20:1-3 : 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while.
• Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
• Ezek 5:11 : 11 Therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD; Surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore will I also diminish you; neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have any pity.
• Ezek 7:4 : 4 And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity: but I will repay your ways upon you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
• Rev 12:7-9 : 7 And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war, 8 but they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• 2 Pet 2:11 : 11 Whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a slanderous accusation against them before the Lord.
• 2 Pet 2:5 : 5 And did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
• Job 4:18 : 18 Behold, he puts no trust in his servants; and his angels he charges with folly:
• Matt 8:29 : 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?
• Mark 5:7 : 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.
• Luke 8:31 : 31 And they begged him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
• Luke 10:18 : 18 And he said to them, I saw Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
• John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
• Jude 1:13 : 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
• 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;
• 1 John 3:8 : 8 He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.