Verse 17

Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Likevel lot han seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd, siden han gjorde godt, og ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og likevel etterlot han seg ikke uten vitnesbyrd om seg selv, da han gjorde gode gjerninger, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og mettede våre hjerter med mat og glede.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel har han ikke latt seg være uten bevis, for han gjorde godt, og ga oss regn fra himmelen, og fruktbare sesonger, og fylte våre hjerter med glede.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Likevel har han ikke gitt seg uten vitnesbyrd, for han har gjort godt mot oss og gitt regn fra himmelen og rike avlinger, og fylt oss med mat og glede.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men han lot seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd, ved å gjøre godt, gi dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylle deres hjerter med mat og glede.»

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  men han har ikke etterlatt seg uten vitnesbyrd, for han har gang på gang gjort godt, gitt dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylt deres hjerter med føde og glede."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel lot han ikke seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd, da han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han etterlot seg imidlertid ikke uten bevis, for han handlet godt og ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider som fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

• gpt4.5-preview

  men han lot seg ikke selv stå uten vitnesbyrd; for han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.»

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

  men han lot seg ikke selv stå uten vitnesbyrd; for han gjorde godt, ga oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men han har ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd. For han har gjort godt, gitt regn fra himmelen og rike årstider, fylt våre hjerter med føde og glede.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Acts.14.17", "source": "Καίτοιγε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν, ἀγαθοποιῶν, οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς, καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Kaitoige* not *amartyron* himself *aphēken*, *agathopoiōn*, from *ouranothen* to us *hyetous* *didous*, and *kairous* *karpophorous*, *empiplōn* of *trophēs* and *euphrosynēs* the *kardias* of us.", "grammar": { "*Kaitoige*": "conjunction - although/and yet", "*amartyron*": "accusative masculine singular - without witness", "*aphēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - left/allowed", "*agathopoiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - doing good", "*ouranothen*": "adverb - from heaven", "*hyetous*": "accusative masculine plural - rains", "*didous*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - giving", "*kairous*": "accusative masculine plural - seasons/times", "*karpophorous*": "accusative masculine plural - fruit-bearing/fruitful", "*empiplōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - filling", "*trophēs*": "genitive feminine singular - food/nourishment", "*euphrosynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - gladness/joy", "*kardias*": "accusative feminine plural - hearts" }, "variants": { "*amartyron heauton aphēken*": "he did not leave himself without witness/he did not leave himself without testimony", "*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/bestowing benefits", "*hyetous*": "rains/rainfall", "*kairous karpophorous*": "fruitful seasons/fruit-bearing times", "*empiplōn trophēs kai euphrosynēs*": "filling with food and joy/filling with nourishment and gladness" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Likevel lot han seg ikke være uten vitnesbyrd om seg selv; han gjorde godt, ga dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylte deres hjerter med mat og glede.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  enddog han haver ikke ladet sig selv uden Vidnesbyrd, idet han gjorde os Godt og gav os Regn og frugtbare Tider af Himmelen, idet han fyldte os med Føde og vore Hjerter med Glæde.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Likevel har han ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd, for han gjorde godt, gav oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylte våre hjerter med mat og glede.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Likevel etterlot han seg ikke uten vitnesbyrd; han gjorde godt ved å gi dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, og fylle hjertene våre med mat og glede."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men han har ikke latt seg selv være uten vitnesbyrd ved å gjøre godt, ved å gi oss regn fra himmelen og fruktbare tider, fylle våre hjerter med mat og glede.’

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men han har likevel ikke latt seg være uten vitnesbyrd ved å gjøre godt: han har gitt dere regn fra himmelen og fruktbare årstider, og fylt hjertene deres med føde og glede.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men uten vitnesbyrd var han ikke, for han gjorde godt, ga dere regn fra himmelen og avlinger i rette tid, og fylte deres hjerter med mat og glede.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Neverthelesse he lefte not him selfe with outen witnes in that he shewed his benefites in gevinge vs rayne from heaven and frutefull ceasons fyllinge oure hertes with fode and gladnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles he hath not left hi selfe without wytnesse, in yt he hath shewed his benefites, and geuen vs rayne from heauen, and frutefull seasons, fyllynge oure hertes with fode and gladnesse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Neuerthelesse, hee left not him selfe without witnes, in that hee did good and gaue vs raine from heauen, & fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with foode, and gladnesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, he left not hym selfe without witnesse, in that he shewed his benefites from heauen, in geuyng vs rayne and fruitefull seasons, fillyng our heartes with foode and gladnesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 5:10 : 10 Who gives rain upon the earth, and sends waters upon the fields:
• Deut 11:14 : 14 That I will give you the rain of your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your wine, and your oil.
• Rom 1:19-20 : 19 Because what may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has shown it to them. 20 For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
• Lev 26:4 : 4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
• Deut 28:12 : 12 The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow.
• 1 Kgs 18:1 : 1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
• Neh 9:25 : 25 And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land, and took possession of houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in Your great goodness.
• Deut 8:12-14 : 12 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;
• Jas 5:17-18 : 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
• Job 37:6 : 6 For he says to the snow, 'Be on the earth;' likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
• Job 38:26-28 : 26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no one is, on the wilderness, where there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the sprout of tender grass to spring forth? 28 Does the rain have a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
• Ps 19:1-4 : 1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork. 2 Day to day utters speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun,
• Ps 36:5-7 : 5 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds. 6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast. 7 How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.
• Ps 52:1 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
• Ps 65:9-9 : 9 You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water; You prepare them grain, for so You have provided for it. 10 You water its ridges abundantly; You settle its furrows; You make it soft with showers; You bless its growth. 11 You crown the year with Your goodness; and Your paths drip with abundance. 12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness; and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing.
• Ps 68:9-9 : 9 You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, whereby you confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.
• Ps 104:24-28 : 24 O LORD, how manifold are Your works! in wisdom You have made them all: the earth is full of Your riches. 25 This great and wide sea, in which are creeping things innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships: there is Leviathan, which You have made to play there. 27 These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season. 28 What You give them they gather: You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
• Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.
• Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Ps 147:7-8 : 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp to our God: 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains.
• Isa 5:6 : 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but briers and thorns shall come up: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
• Isa 22:13 : 13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die.
• Jer 5:24 : 24 Neither do they say in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserves unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
• Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
• Ezek 34:26 : 26 And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
• Joel 2:23 : 23 Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the former rain in due measure, and he will cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
• Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
• Acts 17:27-28 : 27 So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might feel for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said, For we are His offspring.