Verse 1

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For Himmelriket er lik en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å ansette arbeidere til vinmarken sin.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For liksom en huseier som dro ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vindyrkingen sin,

• Norsk King James

  For himmelenes rike er lik en mann som var husfar, som tidlig om morgenen gikk ut for å leie arbeidere til sin vingård.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Himmelriket kan sammenlignes med en mann, en husbond, som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For himlenes rike er lik en husbonde som tidlig om morgenen gikk ut for å leie arbeidere til sin vingård.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For himmelriket er likt en husbond som dro ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Himmelriket er lignende en husfar som tidlig om morgenen gikk ut for å leie arbeidere til sin vingård.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Himmelriket er som en husfar som tidlig om morgenen gikk ut for å leie arbeidere til sin vingård.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For himmelens rike ligner en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

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

  For himmelens rike ligner en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For himmelriket er lik en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For himmelriket er lik en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Himmeriges Rige lignes med et Menneske, en Huusbonde, som udgik tidlig om Morgenen, for at leie Arbeidere til sin Viingaard.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Himmelriket kan sammenlignes med en mann som er en husholder, som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Himmelriket er som en mann som var husets herre, som tidlig om morgenen dro ut for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Himmelriket er som en husbond som gikk ut tidlig om morgenen for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Himmelriket er likt en husbonde som tidlig om morgenen gikk ut for å leie arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For himmelriket er lik en husholder som dro ut tidlig om morgenen for å ansette arbeidere til vingården sin.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The kyngdome of heauen is like vnto an housholder, which wete out early in the mornynge, to hyre labourers in to his vyniarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a man, that is an householder, whiche went out earlye in the mornyng to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man› [that is] ‹an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Workers in the Vineyard“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Referenced Verses

• Song 8:11-12 : 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit. 12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep its fruit two hundred.
• Matt 13:24 : 24 He put another parable before them: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
• Matt 13:31 : 31 He told them another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
• Matt 13:33 : 33 He told them still another parable: The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.
• Matt 13:44-45 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
• Matt 13:47 : 47 Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.
• Isa 5:1-2 : 1 Now I will sing to my beloved a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard. My beloved has a vineyard on a very fruitful hill: 2 And he fenced it, and removed its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress in it: and he expected it to bring forth grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes.
• Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then he said to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.
• Matt 22:2 : 2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,
• Matt 25:1 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
• Matt 25:14 : 14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.
• Mark 13:34 : 34 For the Son of Man is like a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
• John 15:1 : 1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
• 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Matt 21:33-43 : 33 Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and hedged it around, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and leased it to vine dressers, and went into a far country. 34 And when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vine dressers, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the vine dressers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first, and they did likewise to them. 37 But last of all, he sent his son to them, saying, They will respect my son. 38 But when the vine dressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers? 41 They said to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will lease his vineyard to other vine dressers who will render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? 43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing its fruits.
• Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
• Jer 25:3-4 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the twenty-third year, the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but you have not listened. 4 And the LORD has sent to you all His servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
• Matt 3:2 : 2 And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
• Matt 21:28 : 28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.