Verse 12

And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og fordi lovløsheten skal komme til å bli stor, skal kjærligheten til mange bli kald.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og fordi mer lovløshet vokser, vil kjærligheten hos mange bli kald.

• Norsk King James

  Og fordi lovløsheten skal øke, skal kjærligheten til mange bli kaldere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos mange.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og fordi lovløsheten skal øke, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og siden lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten kalne hos mange.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og ettersom lovløsheten øker, vil mange sin kjærlighet bli avkjølt.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

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

  Fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Because of the increase in lawlessness, the love of most will grow cold.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Matthew.24.12", "source": "Καὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν, ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν.", "text": "And because of the *plēthynthēnai* the *anomian*, *psygēsetai* the *agapē* of the many.", "grammar": { "*plēthynthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be multiplied/increased", "*anomian*": "accusative feminine singular - lawlessness/iniquity", "*psygēsetai*": "future passive, 3rd person singular - will grow cold", "*agapē*": "nominative feminine singular - love" }, "variants": { "*plēthynthēnai*": "to be multiplied/increased/abound", "*anomian*": "lawlessness/iniquity/wickedness", "*psygēsetai*": "will grow cold/become cool/chill", "*agapē*": "love/charity/affection" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos mange.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og efterdi Uretfærdighed bliver mangfoldig, skal Kjærligheden blive kold i Mange.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos mange.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos mange.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos mange.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kald hos de fleste.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og fordi lovløsheten tar overhånd, skal kjærligheten bli kold hos de fleste.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And because iniquite shall have the vpper hande the love of many shall abate.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and because iniquyte shal haue the vpper hande, the loue of many shal abate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And because iniquitie shalbe increased, the loue of many shalbe colde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And because iniquitie shall abounde, the loue of many shall waxe colde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 2:4-5 : 4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come to you quickly, and will remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
• Jas 4:1-4 : 1 From where do wars and fights among you come? Do they not come from your desires that war within your members? 2 You desire and do not have; you kill, and covet, and cannot obtain. You fight and war, yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, that you may spend it on your desires. 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
• Rev 3:15 : 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I wish you were cold or hot.
• Jas 5:1-6 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been indulgent; you have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.