Verse 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.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Når du derfor gir almisser, skal du ikke føre trompet foran deg, slik hypokritene gjør i synagogen og på gatene, for å bli hedret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Når du gir til de fattige, skal du ikke salte om det, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å få menneskers ære. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin belønning.

  • Norsk King James

    Når du gir almisser, skal du ikke gi et signal foran deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene, for å bli hedret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Når du gir til de fattige, skal du ikke skryte som hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli beundret av folk; sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har allerede fått sin belønning.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Når du gir almisse, skal du ikke la det blåses i basun for deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene, for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har fått sin lønn.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Når du gir almisser, skal du ikke kunngjøre det med trompet som hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Når du gir almisser, skal du ikke blåse i trompet foran deg slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin lønn.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Derfor, når du gir din almisse, slå ikke i basunen for deg, slik som hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene, for at de skal få ære blant folk. Sannelig, jeg sier deg, de har sin lønn.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Derfor, når du gir almisser, så ikke la blåse i basun foran deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for at de skal høste ære av mennesker. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

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

    Derfor, når du gir almisser, så ikke la blåse i basun foran deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for at de skal høste ære av mennesker. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Når du gir en gave til de fattige, skal du ikke kunngjøre det med trompetstøt, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli æret av menneskene. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

  • biblecontext

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  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Når du gir en gave til de fattige, skal du ikke stå og blåse i basun foran deg, som hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene, for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: de har allerede fått sin belønning.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Derfor, naar du gjør Almisse, skal du ikke lade blæse i Basune for dig, som Øienskalkene gjøre i Synagogerne og paa Gaderne, paa det de kunne æres af Menneskene; sandelig siger jeg eder: De have alt faaet deres Løn.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Når du gir almisser, skal du derfor ikke la det lyde som en trompet foran deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli hyllet av mennesker. Sannelig sier jeg dere, de har fått sin lønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Når du gir til de fattige, skal du ikke blåse i trompet foran deg selv, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Når du gir en gave, skal du ikke vekke oppmerksomhet som hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli beundret; sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Når du gir til de fattige, skal du ikke blåse basun foran deg, slik hyklerne gjør i synagogene og på gatene, for å få ære av folk. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Når du gir penger til de fattige, skal du ikke gjøre oppstyr omkring det, slik de hyklerske gjør i synagogene og på gatene for å bli æret av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whe soever therfore thou gevest thine almes thou shalt not make a tropet to be blowe before the as ye ypocrites do in the synagogis and in the stretis for to be preysed of men. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    When soeuer therfore thou geuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trompet to be blowen before the, as the ypocrites do in the synagoges and in the stretes, for to be praysed of me. Verely I saye vnto you: they haue their rewarde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therefore, when thou geuest thyne almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues, & in the streates, yt they might be esteemed of me. Uerily I say vnto you, they haue their reward.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Therefore when thou doest› [thine] ‹alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most assuredly I tell you, they have received their reward.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don't sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 6:5 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Matt 7:5 : 5 You hypocrite, first remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
  • Matt 15:7 : 7 You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
  • Matt 16:3 : 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
  • Matt 23:6 : 6 and love the best places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,
  • Matt 23:13-29 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in. 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: therefore you shall receive greater condemnation. 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you travel land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. 16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated! 17 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 18 And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty. 19 Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
  • Matt 24:51 : 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Mark 7:6 : 6 He answered and said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
  • Mark 12:39 : 39 the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,
  • Luke 6:24 : 24 But woe to you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.
  • Luke 6:42 : 42 Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.
  • Luke 11:43 : 43 Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys.
  • Luke 12:56 : 56 You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?
  • Luke 13:15 : 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, You hypocrite, does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water?
  • Luke 20:46 : 46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at feasts;
  • John 7:18 : 18 He who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
  • John 13:29 : 29 For some thought, because Judas had the money bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things we need for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.
  • Acts 9:36 : 36 Now there was in Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 A devout man, and one who feared God with all his household, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
  • Acts 10:4 : 4 And when he looked at him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 And said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea:
  • Acts 24:17 : 17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he who exhorts, on exhortation: he who gives, let him do it with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work: 9 As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever. 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness; 11 Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which through us produces thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but is also abundant through many thanksgivings to God; 13 While by the evidence of this ministry they glorify God for your professed submission to the gospel of Christ, and for your generous sharing with them, and with all men; 14 And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 They only desired that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
  • 1 Thess 2:6 : 6 Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share;
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 For we have great joy and solace in your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, let him do so with the ability which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 John 3:17-19 : 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
  • 1 Sam 15:30 : 30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray you, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it; 18 (For from my youth he was raised with me as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
  • Prov 20:6 : 6 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but a faithful man who can find?
  • Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
  • Isa 9:17 : 17 Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 10:6 : 6 I will send him against a hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
  • Isa 58:7 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh?
  • Isa 58:10-12 : 10 And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 12 And those from among you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
  • Hos 8:1 : 1 Set the trumpet to your mouth. He shall come like an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant and trespassed against my law.
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 For truly I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle will by any means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.