Verse 23

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, confined unto the faith which would afterwards be revealed.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men før troen kom, ble vi holdt under loven, innelåst til den tro som skulle bli åpenbart senere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Før troen kom, var vi innesperret under loven, beskyttet inntil den kommende troen skulle åpenbares.

• Norsk King James

  Men før troen kom, ble vi holdt under loven, stengt inne til den tro som skulle bli åpenbart.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt i varetekt under loven, innesluttet til den tro som skulle åpenbares senere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men før troen kom, ble vi bevoktet under loven, innelukket til den troen som engang skulle åpenbares.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt under loven, lukket inne til den tro som skulle bli åpenbart.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men før troen kom, ble vi holdt under loven, innesperret til den troen som skulle åpenbares.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Før troen kom, var vi underlagt loven, innelåst til den tro som etterpå skulle åpenbares.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt innestengt under loven, fengslet inntil troen som skulle åpenbares senere.

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

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt innestengt under loven, fengslet inntil troen som skulle åpenbares senere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt i varetekt under loven, innelukket til den tro som skulle åpenbares.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Før troen kom, var vi bevoktet under loven, innesperret til den tro som senere skulle bli åpenbart.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men førend Troen kom, bevogtedes vi, indesluttede under Loven, til den Tro, som skulde aabenbares;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men før troen kom, ble vi holdt i varetekt under loven, lukket inn til den tro som skulle åpenbares.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men før troen kom, ble vi holdt i varetekt under loven, lukket inne til den tro som skulle bli åpenbart.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men før troen kom, ble vi bevoktet under loven, innestengt til troen skulle åpenbares.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men før troen kom, var vi bevart under loven, innelukket til den tro som skulle bli åpenbart.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Før troen kom, ble vi holdt i varetekt under loven, innestengt, frem til den tro som skulle åpenbares.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Before yt fayth cam we were kept and shut vp vnder the lawe vnto the fayth which shuld afterwarde be declared.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Before faith came, we were kepte and shut vp vnder the lawe, vnto the faith which shulde afterwarde be declared.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But before faith came, we were kept vnder the Law, as vnder a garison, and shut vp vnto that faith, which should afterward be reueiled.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But before fayth came, we were kept vnder the lawe, and were shut vp vnto the fayth which shoulde afterwarde be reuealed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, shut up to the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And before the coming of the faith, under law we were being kept, shut up to the faith about to be revealed,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But before faith came, we were kept in prison under the law, waiting for the revelation of the faith which was to come.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And he turned to his disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
• Rom 6:14-15 : 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace. 15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Certainly not.
• Rom 11:32 : 32 For God has committed them all to disobedience, that He might have mercy on all.
• 1 Cor 9:20-21 : 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 To those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.
• Gal 3:19 : 19 Why then serves the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise was made, and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
• Gal 3:24-25 : 24 Therefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after that faith has come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
• Gal 4:1-5 : 1 Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a servant, though he is lord of all; 2 But is under guardians and managers until the time appointed by the father. 3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the basic principles of the world: 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 To redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
• Gal 4:21 : 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law?
• Gal 5:18 : 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
• Heb 11:13 : 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
• Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
• Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1 Pet 1:11-12 : 11 Searching for what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating, when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.