Verse 37

Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for your sake.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Peter sa til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for din skyld.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  'Peter sa til ham: 'Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.'

• Norsk King James

  Peter sa til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Peter sa til ham: «Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.»

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Peter sa til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Peter sa til ham: «Herre, hvorfor ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Peter sa til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Peter spurte: «Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for din skyld.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Peter sier til ham: «Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi livet mitt for deg.»

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

  Peter sier til ham: «Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi livet mitt for deg.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Peter sier til ham: "Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "John.13.37", "source": "Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος, Κύριε, διὰ τί οὐ δύναμαί σοι ἀκολουθῆσαι ἄρτι; τὴν ψυχήν μου ὑπὲρ σοῦ θήσω.", "text": "*Legei* to him the *Petros*, *Kyrie*, *dia* what not *dynamai* you *akolouthēsai* *arti*? the *psychēn* of me for you *thēsō*.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says", "*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Sir/Master", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/on account of", "*dynamai*": "present middle indicative, 1st singular - I am able", "*akolouthēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to follow", "*arti*": "adverb - now/at present", "*psychēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life/soul", "*thēsō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will lay down/put" }, "variants": { "*Legei*": "says/speaks/asks", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Sir/Master", "*dia*": "because of/for what reason/why", "*dynamai*": "am able/can/have power", "*akolouthēsai*": "to follow/to accompany/to come after", "*arti*": "now/at this moment/at present", "*psychēn*": "life/soul/self", "*thēsō*": "will lay down/will give/will sacrifice" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Peter sa til ham: 'Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Peder siger til ham: Herre! hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge dig nu? Jeg vil sætte mit Liv til for dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Peter sa til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for din skyld.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Peter sa til ham: "Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil legge ned mitt liv for deg."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Peter sa til ham: 'Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Peter sier til ham: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg vil gi mitt liv for deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Peter sa: Herre, hvorfor kan jeg ikke følge deg nå? Jeg er villig til å gi livet mitt for deg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Peter sayd vnto him: Lorde why canot I folowe the now? I will geve my lyfe for thy sake?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Peter sayde vnto him: LORDE, why ca not I folowe the now? I wil geue my life for yi sake.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, why can I not followe thee now? I will lay downe my life for thy sake.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Peter sayde vnto hym: Lorde, why can not I folowe thee nowe? I wyll ieoparde my lyfe for thy sake.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:31-35 : 31 Then Jesus said to them, All of you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answered and said to him, Though all men shall be offended because of you, yet I will never be offended. 34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this night, before the rooster crow, you shall deny me three times. 35 Peter said to him, Though I should die with you, yet will I not deny you. Likewise also said all the disciples.
• Mark 14:27-31 : 27 And Jesus said to them, All of you will be offended because of me this night, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But after I am risen, I will go before you to Galilee. 29 But Peter said to him, Although all shall be offended, yet I will not. 30 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. 31 But he spoke more vehemently, If I should die with you, I will not deny you in any case. Likewise also said they all.
• Luke 22:31-34 : 31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith does not fail: and when you have returned, strengthen your brethren. 33 And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you, both to prison and to death. 34 And he said, I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day, before you will deny three times that you know me.
• John 21:15 : 15 When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.