Verse 3

For if a man thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For hvis en mann tror han er noe, når han egentlig ikke er noe, bedrar han seg selv.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For dersom noen tror han er noe, mens han ingenting er, da lurer han bare seg selv.

• Norsk King James

  For dersom en mann tror han er noe, når han egentlig er ingenting, så lurer han seg selv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For hvis noen tror han er noe, uten å være det, lurer han seg selv.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For hvis noen mener at han er noe, når han er intet, bedrar han seg selv.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For hvis noen mener at han er noe, enda han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hvis noen mener at han er noe, når han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For hvis en mann anser seg selv som noe, mens han egentlig ikke er noe, bedrar han seg selv.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For dersom noen mener han er noe, enda han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

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

  For dersom noen mener han er noe, enda han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For hvis noen mener å være noe uten å være noe, bedrar han seg selv.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For if anyone thinks they are something when they are nothing, they deceive themselves.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Galatians.6.3", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ δοκεῖ τις εἶναί τι, μηδὲν ὤν, ἑαυτὸν φρεναπατᾷ.", "text": "For if *dokei tis einai ti*, *mēden ōn*, *heauton phrenapatai*.", "grammar": { "*dokei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - thinks/seems", "*tis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - someone/anyone", "*einai*": "present, active, infinitive - to be", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - something", "*mēden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*ōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being", "*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - himself", "*phrenapatai*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - deceives" }, "variants": { "*dokei*": "thinks/seems/supposes", "*tis*": "someone/anyone/a certain one", "*einai*": "to be/to exist", "*ti*": "something/anything/important", "*mēden*": "nothing/not anything", "*ōn*": "being/existing", "*heauton*": "himself/his own self", "*phrenapatai*": "deceives/deludes/misleads his mind" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For hvis noen mener han er noe, når han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dersom Nogen tykkes sig at være Noget og er dog Intet, han bedrager sig selv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hvis noen tror at han er noe når han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For hvis noen tror han er noe, når han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For hvis noen mener seg å være noe, men ikke er noe, bedrager han seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hvis noen tror han er noe når han ingenting er, da bedrar han seg selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For hvis noen mener at han er noe når han ingenting er, bedrar han seg selv.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  If eny ma seme to him silfe that he is somwhat whe in dede he is nothynge the same deceaveth hym silfe in his ymaginacion.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf eny man thinke himselfe to be somwhat (whan in dede he is nothinge) the same disceaueth himselfe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for if any one doth think `himself' to be something -- being nothing -- himself he doth deceive;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
• 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.
• 1 Cor 8:2 : 2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
• Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to each one the measure of faith.
• Gal 2:6 : 6 But from those who seemed to be something (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me: God accepts no man's person), for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me:
• 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Jas 1:22 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
• Jas 1:26 : 26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is useless.
• 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• Prov 25:14 : 14 Whoever boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
• Rom 12:16 : 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
• Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
• 1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.
• 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,