Verse 3

And there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og det viste seg for dem deltunge som av ild, og det satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og det viste seg for dem tunger som liksom av ild, og de satte seg på hvert enkelt av dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og de så klovnete tunger som var som ild, og de kom til hvile på hver enkelt av dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De så noe som lignet tunger av ild, som delte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og det viste seg for dem tunger som av ild, som skilte seg, og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Tunger lik ild viste seg for dem og fordelte seg, så én satte seg på hver av dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det viste seg for dem tunger liksom av ild, som delte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så så de tunger, som om de var delt, lik ild, som hvilte på hver og en av dem.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og tunger som av ild viste seg for dem, delte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

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

  Og tunger som av ild viste seg for dem, delte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det viste seg for dem noe som lignet flammende tunger, som delte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Tunger likesom av ild viste seg for dem, og de fordelte seg og satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der saaes af dem adskilte Tunger som af Ild, og den satte sig paa Enhver af dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon eh of them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og det viste seg for dem tunger som var delt og som av ild, og det satte seg på hver av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Tunger som av ild viste seg og fordelte seg til dem, og en hvilte på hver av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Tunger som så ut som ild viste seg for dem, og en satt på hver og en av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det viste seg for dem tunger som delte seg, liksom av ild, og de satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de så tunger som flammer av ild, som satte seg på hver enkelt av dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther appered vnto them cloven tonges lyke as they had bene fyre and it sate vpon eache of them:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there appeared vnto them clouen tunges, like as they had bene of fyre. And he sat vpon ech one of them,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, like fire, and it sate vpon eche of them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there appeared vnto them clouen tongues, lyke as they had ben of fyre, and it sate vpon eche one of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
• John 1:32-33 : 32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him. 33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• Acts 2:11 : 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
• 1 Cor 12:10 : 10 To another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
• Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
• Rev 14:6 : 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.
• Matt 3:15 : 15 And Jesus answering said to him, Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.
• Luke 24:32 : 32 And they said to one another, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us on the road, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?
• Isa 11:2-3 : 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge by what his eyes see, nor reprove by what his ears hear:
• Jer 23:29 : 29 Is not my word like a fire? says the LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
• Gen 11:6 : 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people are one, and they all have one language; and this is what they begin to do: now nothing will be withheld from them which they have planned to do.
• Ps 55:9 : 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Acts 1:15 : 15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (the number of names together was about one hundred and twenty), and said,