Verse 22

Repent therefore of this wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Omvend deg derfor fra denne din ondskap, og be til Gud, om kanskje din hjertes tanke kan bli tilgitt deg.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be Herren, om kanskje tankene i hjertet ditt kan bli deg tilgitt.

• Norsk King James

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be til Gud, om kanskje tanken i hjertet ditt kan bli tilgitt deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vend om fra denne ondskapen din og be til Gud, så kanskje du kan få tilgivelse for tankene dine.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Omgjør derfor din ondskap og be til Gud. Kanskje kan ditt hjertes hensikt bli tilgitt deg.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Angre derfor din ondskap, og be til Gud at han om mulig vil tilgi deg denne tanken i ditt hjerte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Angre derfor din ondskap, og be til Gud at du kanskje kan få tilgivelse for denne tanken i ditt hjerte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be til Gud om at tankene i ditt hjerte kan bli tilgitt deg.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Omvend deg derfor fra denne din ondskap og be Gud om at kanskje tanken i ditt hjerte må bli deg tilgitt.

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

  Omvend deg derfor fra denne din ondskap og be Gud om at kanskje tanken i ditt hjerte må bli deg tilgitt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  'Omvend deg derfor fra denne din ondskap, og be til Gud, om han kanskje vil tilgi deg denne hjertets tanke.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Acts.8.22", "source": "Μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου.", "text": "*Metanoēson oun* from the *kakias* of you *tautēs*, and *deēthēti* the *Theou*, if *ara aphethēsetai* to you the *epinoia* of the *kardias* of you.", "grammar": { "*Metanoēson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - repent", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore", "*kakias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - wickedness", "*tautēs*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - this", "*deēthēti*": "aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - pray/beseech", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*ara*": "particle - perhaps/if perhaps", "*aphethēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be forgiven", "*epinoia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - thought/intent", "*kardias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of heart" }, "variants": { "*Metanoēson*": "repent/change your mind", "*kakias*": "wickedness/evil/malice", "*deēthēti*": "pray/beseech/beg", "*aphethēsetai*": "will be forgiven/pardoned/remitted", "*epinoia*": "thought/intent/purpose" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Omvend deg derfor fra denne ondskapen din, og be Herren om tilgivelse, så kanskje ditt hjertes onde tanker kan bli tilgitt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Omvend dig derfor fra denne din Ondskab og bed Gud, om maaskee dit Hjertes Tanker maatte forlades dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap og be til Gud, så kanskje tankene i ditt hjerte blir tilgitt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be til Gud, kanskje vil denne tanke i ditt hjerte bli tilgitt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be til Gud så det som du har tenkt i ditt hjerte, kan bli tilgitt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Omvend deg derfor fra din ondskap, og be til Herren om kanskje ditt hjertes tanke kan få tilgivelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Endre ditt hjerte og be til Gud om at du kan få tilgivelse for dine onde tanker.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Repent therfore of this thy wickednes and praye God that ye thought of thyne hert maye be forgeven the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Repente therfore of this yi wickednesse, and praye vnto God, yf happly the thought of thy hert maye be forgeue ye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Repent therefore of this thy wickednes, and pray God, that if it be possible, the thought of thine heart may be forgiuen thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, & praye God, if perhaps ye thought of thyne heart may be forgeuen thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Referenced Verses

• Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
• Joel 2:13-14 : 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and he repents of the evil. 14 Who knows if he will turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a grain offering and a drink offering to the LORD your God?
• Amos 5:6 : 6 Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• Jonah 1:6 : 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What do you mean, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, perhaps that God will consider us, that we do not perish.
• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish?
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened. 11 If a son asks bread from any of you who is a father, will you give him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will you give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?
• Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 8:20 : 20 But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money.
• Acts 9:11 : 11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,
• Acts 17:30 : 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,
• Rom 2:4 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
• Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
• Rev 2:21 : 21 And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.
• Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see.
• Deut 4:29-30 : 29 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in tribulation, and all these things come upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the LORD your God, and be obedient to his voice;
• 1 Kgs 8:47-48 : 47 Yet if they shall come to themselves in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; 48 And so return to you with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, who led them away captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:
• 2 Chr 33:12-13 : 12 And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed to him, and he was entreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.