Verse 1

From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members?

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Hvor kommer kriger og stridigheter blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra deres lyster som kriger i medlemmene deres?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hvor kommer krigene og kampene blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra de lystene som strider i deres indre?

• Norsk King James

  Hvor kommer krigene og stridene blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra deres begjær som krangler i livene deres?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvor kommer all krig og strid blant dere fra? Er det ikke fra lystene deres, som kjemper i lemmene deres?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Hvor kommer kriger og stridigheter fra blant dere? Kommer de ikke nettopp fra deres lyster som strider i lemmene deres?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hvor kommer krig og stridigheter blant dere fra? Er det ikke nettopp fra deres egne lyster som fører krig i deres lemmer?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvorfra kommer kriger og strider blant dere? Kommer de ikke herfra, nemlig fra deres begjær som strider i deres lemmer?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvorfor oppstår krigene og stridighetene blant dere? Er de ikke et resultat av deres lyster som kjemper i deres kropper?

• gpt4.5-preview

  Hvor kommer krigene og stridighetene blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra lystene deres som fører krig i lemmene deres?

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

  Hvor kommer krigene og stridighetene blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra lystene deres som fører krig i lemmene deres?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvor kommer konflikter og strid blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke herfra, fra deres ønsker som kjemper i deres kroppsdeler?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within your body parts?

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Hvor kommer stridigheter og krangler blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra deres egne lyster som kjemper inni dere?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvoraf er saa megen Krig og Strid iblandt eder? er det ikke heraf, (nemlig) af eders Lyster, som stride i eders Lemmer?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvor kommer kriger og stridigheter blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra begjæret som strider i lemmene deres?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvor kommer kriger og stridigheter blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra lystene som strider i deres kropp?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvor kommer kriger og kamper blant dere fra? Kommer de ikke fra begjærene som kjemper i lemmene deres?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvorfra kommer kriger og stridigheter blant dere? Kommer de ikke fra deres lyster som kjemper i deres lemmer?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hva er årsaken til kriger og strid blant dere? Kommer det ikke fra lidenskapene deres som er i strid i kroppene deres?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  From whence commeth warre and fighttynge amonge you: come they not here hence? even of youre volupteousnes that rayne in youre members.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  From whence commeth warre and fightynge amonge you: come they not here hence? euen of yor volupteousnesses that rayne in youre mebres?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that fight in your members?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  From whence cometh warre and fightyng among you? come they not here hence, euen of your lustes that fight in your members?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Whence `are' wars and fightings among you? not thence -- out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Passions and Pride Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you?

Referenced Verses

• Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
• 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;
• Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.
• Jas 1:14 : 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
• Jas 4:3 : 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires.
• 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Titus 3:9 : 9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.
• 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
• 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through wantonness, those who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
• Gen 4:5-8 : 5 But for Cain and his offering he did not have respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 And the LORD said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
• Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
• Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.
• John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
• Rom 7:5 : 5 For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, worked in our members to bear fruit to death.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
• Col 3:5 : 5 Therefore, put to death your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
• 1 Tim 6:4-9 : 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, 5 Useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, let us be content with that. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.
• Jas 3:14-18 : 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 How they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
• 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;
• 2 Pet 3:3 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,