Verse 1

For I wish that you knew what great conflict I have for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvor stort et strev jeg har for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for så mange som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvor intens kampen jeg har for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett mitt ansikt.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvilken stor åndelig kamp jeg har for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for så mange som ikke har sett mitt ansikt personlig;

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvilken stor konflikt jeg har for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for så mange som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet;

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvilken stor bekymring jeg har for dere, for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg ønsker at dere skal vite den store kamp jeg fører for dere, for dem i Laodikea og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt i kjødet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle dem som ikke har sett mitt ansikt personlig,

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

  For jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle dem som ikke har sett mitt ansikt personlig,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor hard kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Colossians.2.1", "source": "¶Θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι ἡλίκον ἀγῶνα ἔχω περὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ, καὶ ὅσοι οὐχ ἑώρακασιν τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἐν σαρκί·", "text": "For I *thelō* you to *eidenai* what kind of *agōna* I *echō* concerning you, and of those in *Laodikeia*, and as many as have not *heōrakasin* the *prosōpon* of me in *sarki*;", "grammar": { "*thelō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I desire/want/wish", "*eidenai*": "perfect active infinitive - to know/understand", "*agōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - conflict/struggle/contest", "*echō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I have/hold/possess", "*Laodikeia*": "dative, feminine, singular - proper name", "*heōrakasin*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they have seen", "*prosōpon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - face/countenance/presence", "*sarki*": "dative, feminine, singular - flesh/body/physical nature" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "wish/want/desire", "*eidenai*": "to know/to understand/to comprehend", "*agōna*": "struggle/conflict/contest/fight", "*Laodikeia*": "city in Phrygia", "*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/presence/person", "*sarki*": "flesh/physical body/human nature" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere, og for dem som er i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg vil, at I skulle vide, hvor stor en Kamp jeg haver for eder og for dem i Laodicea, og for saa Mange, som ikke have seet min Person i Kjødet,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvilken stor kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor hardt jeg kjemper for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg ønsker at dere skal vite hvor stor kamp jeg har for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett ansiktet mitt i kjødet,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg vil at dere skal vite hvor hardt jeg kjemper for dere, og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett meg ansikt til ansikt;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg ønsker å fortelle dere om den store kampen jeg kjemper for dere og for dem i Laodikea, og for alle som ikke har sett mitt ansikt i kjødet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I wolde ye knewe what fyghtinge I have for youre sakes and for them of Laodicia and for as many as have not sene my parson in the flesshe

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wolde ye knewe what fightinge I haue for youre sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as haue not sene my personne in the flesh,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I woulde ye knewe what great fighting I haue for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as haue not seene my person in the flesh,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I woulde that ye knew what great fight I haue for you, and for them that are at Laodicea, and for as many as haue not seene my face in the fleshe,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

Referenced Verses

• Col 1:29 : 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works mightily in me.
• Phil 1:30 : 30 Having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear to be in me.
• Col 4:12-13 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him witness, that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
• Rev 1:11 : 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
• Rev 3:14-22 : 14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spit you out of my mouth. 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. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if anyone hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me. 21 To him who overcomes will I grant to sit with me on my throne, as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
• Col 4:15-16 : 15 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. 16 And when this letter is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you likewise read the letter from Laodicea.
• 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
• Heb 5:7 : 7 In the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His reverent submission;
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whom having not seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
• Col 1:24 : 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:
• Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing to see your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
• Gen 32:24-30 : 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. But he said, I will not let you go, unless you bless me. 27 And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince you have power with God and with men, and have prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray, your name. And he said, Why is it that you ask about my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
• Hos 12:3-4 : 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yes, he had power over the angel, and prevailed; he wept and made supplication to him; he found him in Bethel, and there He spoke with us;
• Luke 22:44 : 44 And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like great drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Acts 20:25 : 25 And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.
• Acts 20:38 : 38 sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.
• Gal 4:19 : 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
• Gen 30:8 : 8 Rachel said, "With great struggles have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.