Verse 7

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is beneficial for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I leave, I will send him to you.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Dog, jeg sier dere sannheten; Det er til nytte for dere at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Trøsteren komme til dere; men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til nytte for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men hvis jeg drar, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk King James

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten; det er til fordel for dere at jeg går bort: for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Trøsteren komme til dere; men dersom jeg drar, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går, kommer ikke talsmannen til dere. Men når jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til gagn for dere at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil Talsmannen ikke komme til dere; men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres beste at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men går jeg bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men hvis jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Allikevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er best for dere at jeg drar bort, for om jeg ikke drar, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men om jeg forlater dere, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men dersom jeg går bort, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

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

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort. For dersom jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men dersom jeg går bort, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til gagn for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men når jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But I tell you the truth: It is for your benefit that I am going away. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres fordel at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere; men hvis jeg går, skal jeg sende ham til dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men jeg siger eder Sandheden: Det er eder gavnligt, at jeg gaaer bort; thi gaaer jeg ikke bort, skal Talsmanden ikke komme til eder; men gaaer jeg bort, saa vil jeg sende ham til eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil Talsmannen ikke komme til dere. Men hvis jeg drar, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til deres beste at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  `Men jeg sier dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort, for hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Talsmannen komme til dere. Men hvis jeg går bort, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Likevel sier jeg dere sannheten: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort; for hvis jeg ikke går bort, kommer ikke Talsmannen til dere. Men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men det jeg sier er sant: Det er til det beste for dere at jeg går bort. For hvis jeg ikke går bort, vil ikke Hjelperen komme til dere; men hvis jeg går, vil jeg sende ham til dere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Neverthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I goo awaye. For yf I goo not awaye that comforter will not come vnto you. But yf I departe I will sende him vnto you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Neuertheles I tell you the trueth, It is better for you yt I go awaye: For yf I go not awaye that comforter commeth not vnto you: but yf I departe, I wil sende hi vnto you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet I tell you the trueth, It is expedient for you that I goe away: for if I goe not away, that Comforter will not come vnto you: but if I depart, I will send him vnto you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For yf I go not away, that comforter wyll not come vnto you: But yf I depart, I wyll sende hym vnto you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `But I tell you the truth; it is better for you that I go away, for if I may not go away, the Comforter will not come unto you, and if I go on, I will send Him unto you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Counselor won't come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Advocate will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you.

Referenced Verses

• John 14:26 : 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you.
• John 15:26 : 26 But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He shall testify of me.
• John 14:16-17 : 16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Helper, that he may abide with you forever; 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you and will be in you.
• John 7:39 : 39 But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
• Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you now see and hear.
• Ps 68:18 : 18 You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
• John 11:50-52 : 50 Nor do you consider that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish. 51 Now this he did not say on his own authority: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but also that he would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
• Luke 24:49 : 49 And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are endowed with power from on high.
• John 8:45-46 : 45 And because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which of you convicts me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
• Acts 10:34 : 34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality:
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Eph 4:8-9 : 8 Therefore he says, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what does it mean but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same also who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
• Acts 1:4-5 : 4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
• John 14:28 : 28 You have heard me say to you, I am going away and coming back to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice because I said, I am going to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
• Luke 4:25 : 25 But I tell you the truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine swept throughout all the land;
• Luke 9:27 : 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.