Verse 12

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er deres belønning i himmelen, for slik forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er belønningen deres i himmelen.

• Norsk King James

  Gled dere og vær glade, for stor er belønningen deres i himmelen; for slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er lønnen dere har i himmelen; på samme måte forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for deres lønn er stor i himmelen; slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. Slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er lønnen dere har i himmelen. Slik forfulgte de også profetene før dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gled dere og vær overordentlig glade, for deres belønning i himmelen er stor. Slik ble også profetene før dere forfulgt.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Gled dere og fryd dere stort, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.

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

  Gled dere og fryd dere stort, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Gled dere og jubler, for deres lønn er stor i himmelen. Slik forfulgte de også profetene før dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Glæder og fryder eder, thi eders Løn skal være megen i Himlene; thi saa have de forfulgt Propheterne, som vare for eder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gled dere og juble, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. Slik forfulgte de også profetene før dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene før dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. Slik forfulgte de også profetene før dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Gled dere og fryd dere; for stor er deres lønn i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gled dere og fryd dere, for stor er lønnen deres i himmelen. For slik forfulgte de profetene som var før dere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Reioyce and be glad for greate is youre rewarde in heven. For so persecuted they ye Prophetes which were before youre dayes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Reioyce and be glad, for greate is youre rewarde in heue.For so persecuted they the Prophetes which were before youre dayes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great› [is] ‹your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:23 : 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.
• Rom 5:3 : 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience;
• Jas 1:2 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;
• 1 Pet 4:13 : 13 But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
• Col 1:24 : 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
• 2 Chr 36:16 : 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.
• Ruth 2:12 : 12 The LORD recompense your work, and a full reward be given to you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to trust.
• Ps 58:11 : 11 So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: truly he is a God who judges in the earth.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.
• Isa 3:10 : 10 Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
• Jer 2:30 : 30 In vain have I struck your children; they received no correction: your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
• 1 Kgs 22:26-27 : 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 27 And say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
• Matt 21:34-38 : 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.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
• 1 Cor 3:8 : 8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
• Acts 16:25 : 25 At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
• Jer 26:21-23 : 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the tombs of the common people.
• Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Col 3:24 : 24 Knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance, for you serve the Lord Christ.
• 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men:
• Heb 11:6 : 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
• Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
• Luke 11:47-51 : 47 Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.
• Luke 13:34 : 34 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 brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.
• Matt 6:1-2 : 1 Be careful not to do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Matt 6:4-5 : 4 that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 5 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• 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;
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
• Matt 23:31-37 : 31 Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt. 33 Serpents, brood of vipers, how can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. 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 Kgs 1:9 : 9 Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him, Man of God, the king has said, Come down.
• 2 Chr 16:10 : 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
• 2 Chr 24:20-22 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 22 So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
• 1 Kgs 19:10-14 : 10 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire a still small voice. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah? 14 And he said, I have been very zealous for the LORD God of hosts, because the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
• 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you: because you have sold yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 22:8 : 8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
• Jer 26:8 : 8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, You shall surely die.
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• Neh 9:26 : 26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against You, cast Your law behind their backs, and killed Your prophets who testified against them, to turn them back to You, and they performed great provocations.
• Ps 19:11 : 11 Moreover by them is your servant warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.
• Heb 11:26 : 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.