Verse 18

But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men det er godt å bli ivrig i det gode alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Det er bra å være ivrig etter noe godt, alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• Norsk King James

  Men det er godt å være ivrig alltid i gode ting, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men det er bra å være ivrig i det gode, alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men det er godt å vise iver i en god sak alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Det er godt å være nidkjær i en god sak alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men det er godt å alltid være ivrig for en god sak, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men det er godt å være ivrig for det som er riktig, alltid – ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Det er godt å være ivrig opptatt av det gode, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

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

  Det er godt å være ivrig opptatt av det gode, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det er godt å være ivrig etter det gode alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  It is good to be eagerly sought after for a good purpose always, and not just when I am present with you.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Galatians.4.18", "source": "Καλὸν δὲ τὸ ζηλοῦσθαι ἐν καλῷ πάντοτε, καὶ μὴ μόνον ἐν τῷ παρεῖναί με πρὸς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Kalon de* the *zēlousthai* in *kalō pantote*, and not only in the *pareinai* me *pros* you", "grammar": { "*kalon*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good/noble", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*zēlousthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be zealously sought", "*kalō*": "dative, neuter, singular - good/noble thing", "*pantote*": "adverb - always/at all times", "*pareinai*": "present active infinitive - to be present", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - with/toward" }, "variants": { "*kalon*": "good/noble/right", "*zēlousthai*": "to be zealously sought/eagerly desired", "*kalō*": "good/noble/honorable purpose", "*pantote*": "always/at all times/continually", "*pareinai*": "to be present/be with", "*pros*": "with/toward/in the presence of" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Det er godt å være nidkjær for det gode alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede hos dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men det er godt at være nidkjær i det Gode altid, og ikke alene, naar jeg er nærværende hos Eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men det er godt å være nidkjær for det som er godt, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men det er alltid godt å være ivrig i en god sak, ikke bare når jeg er til stede med dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det er godt å være ivrig i det som er godt, alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede blant dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men det er godt å være ivrig for en god sak, alltid, og ikke bare når jeg er hos dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men det er godt å ha interesse i en god sak til enhver tid, og ikke bare når jeg er til stede med dere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  It is good alwayes to be fervent so it be in a good thinge and not only whe I am present with you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  It is good to be feruent, so yt it be allwaye in a good thinge, and not onely whan I am present wt you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But it is a good thing to loue earnestly alwayes in a good thing, and not onely when I am present with you,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  It is good alwayes to be zelous in a good thyng, and not only when I am present with you

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and `it is' good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous for good works.
• Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Gal 4:13 : 13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.
• Gal 4:20 : 20 I desire to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you.
• Num 25:11-13 : 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was zealous for my sake among them, that I did not consume the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Therefore say, Behold, I give to him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his descendants after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.
• Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen on me.
• Ps 119:139 : 139 My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
• Isa 59:17 : 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
• John 2:17 : 17 Then his disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for your house has consumed me.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.