Verse 9

But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and beggarly principles, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller rettere sagt: etter at dere er kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige elementene, som dere igjen ønsker å være i treldom under?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men nå, etter at dere har blitt kjent med Gud, eller snarere er blitt kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere vende tilbake til de svake og fattige elementene, til hvilke dere igjen ønsker å bli slaver?

• Norsk King James

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller heller er kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere igjen vende tilbake til de svake og fattige krefter, som dere ønsker å være i slaveri under igjen?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nå, når dere kjenner Gud, eller, enda bedre, er kjent av Gud, hvorfor vender dere da tilbake til de svake og fattige prinsippene? Vil dere virkelig gå tilbake til å bli slaver for dem igjen?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller fremfor alt er kjent av Gud, hvordan vender dere igjen tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnprinsipper, som dere igjen ønsker å være i trelldom under?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men nå som dere kjenner Gud - eller heller er kjent av Gud - hvordan kan dere vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnleggende prinsipper, som dere igjen vil tjene?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller rettere sagt, blitt kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige prinsippene, som dere igjen ønsker å være i trelldom under?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men nå, etter at dere har blitt kjent med Gud – eller rettere sagt, blitt kjent av Gud – hvordan vender dere så tilbake til de svake og elendige elementene, som dere igjen ønsker å være bundet av?

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller rettere sagt, er kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnprinsippene, som dere igjen ønsker å være slaver under?

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

  Men nå, etter at dere har kjent Gud, eller rettere sagt, er kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnprinsippene, som dere igjen ønsker å være slaver under?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men nå, etter at dere har lært Gud å kjenne, eller snarere er blitt kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnkreftenes tjeneste, som dere igjen vil bli slaver under?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men nå som dere kjenner Gud, eller snarere er kjent av Gud, hvorfor vender dere tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnprinsippene som dere igjen vil tjene?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nu, da I kjende Gud, ja meget mere ere kjendte af Gud, hvorledes vende I da atter tilbage til den svage og fattige Børnelærdom, hvoraf I atter paany ville gjøre Eder til Trælle?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye ain to the weak and begrly elements, whereunto ye desire ain to be in bondage?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men nå, etter at dere har lært Gud å kjenne, eller heller blitt kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere vende tilbake til de svake og fattigslige elementene og ønske å tjene dem på nytt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men nå som dere har lært å kjenne Gud, eller rettere, er kjent av Gud, hvorfor vender dere tilbake til de svake og elendige elementene, som dere ønsker å være i trelldom under igjen?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men nå, når dere kjenner Gud -- eller snarere er kjent av Gud -- hvorfor vil dere igjen vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnkreftene og enda en gang være treller under dem?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men nå når dere har lært Gud å kjenne, eller rettere sagt, blitt kjent av Gud, hvordan kan dere da vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnprinsippene og igjen ønske å være i trelldom?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men nå som dere har fått kunnskap om Gud, eller rettere sagt, at Gud har fått kunnskap om dere, hvordan kan dere vende tilbake til de svake og fattige grunnreglene og ønske å bli slaver under dem igjen?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But now seinge ye knowe god (yee rather are knowe of God) how is it that ye tourne agayne vnto the weake and bedgarly cerimonies whervnto agayne ye desyre afresshe to be in bondage?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now seynge ye knowe God (yee rather are knowne off God) how is it that ye turne you backe agayne vnto the weake and beggerly tradicions, wher vnto ye desyre agayne afresh to be in bondage?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But now seeing ye knowe God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggerly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning ye wil be in bondage againe?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But nowe after that ye haue knowen God, yea, rather are knowen of God, howe turne ye agayne vnto the weake and beggarly rudimentes, whervnto againe ye desire a freshe to be in bondage?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elements, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and now, having known God -- and rather being known by God -- how turn ye again unto the weak and poor elements to which anew ye desire to be in servitude?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But now that you have come to know God(or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 8:3 : 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
• Gal 3:3 : 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now made perfect by the flesh?
• Heb 7:18 : 18 For there is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness.
• Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, to condemn sin in the flesh.
• Rom 8:29 : 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Heb 10:38-39 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
• 1 John 2:3-4 : 3 And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
• Eph 1:17 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
• Col 2:20-23 : 20 Therefore if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations, 21 "Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle," 22 Which all concern things which perish with the using, according to the commandments and doctrines of men? 23 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
• 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I shall know just as I also am known.
• 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake to righteousness and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Exod 33:17 : 17 And the LORD said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken: for you have found grace in my sight, and I know you by name.
• 1 Kgs 8:43 : 43 Hear in heaven your dwelling place, and act according to all that the stranger calls to you for: that all people of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as do your people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have built, is called by your name.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
• Ps 9:10 : 10 And those who know your name will put their trust in you; for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
• Prov 2:5 : 5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
• Hab 2:14 : 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
• Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son will reveal him.
• John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by my own.
• John 10:27 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
• John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life, that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.