Verse 26

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Se på fuglene under himmelen; de sår ikke, høster ikke, og samler ikke i hus; men deres himmelske Far fôrer dem. Er ikke dere mye mer verdifulle enn de?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Se på fuglene under himmelen! De sår ikke, de høster ikke, og de samler ikke i lagerrom; men deres himmelske Far gir dem føde. Er ikke dere mye mer verdt enn de?

• Norsk King James

  Se på fuglene i luften; de sår ikke, de høster ikke, og de samler ikke inn i låver; likevel gir deres himmelske Far dem føde. Er dere ikke mye mer verdifulle enn de?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: De sår ikke, høster ikke og samler ikke i hus, og deres himmelske Far gir dem føde. Er ikke dere mye mer verdt enn de?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Se på himmelens fugler, de sår ikke, de høster ikke, de samler ikke i hus, og likevel føder deres himmelske Far dem. Er ikke dere mye mer verd enn de?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Se på fuglene i himmelen; de sår ikke, de høster ikke, og de samler ikke i hus; men deres himmelske Far føder dem. Er dere ikke mye mer verdt enn de?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: de sår ikke, høster ikke og samler ikke i låver, men deres himmelske Far gir dem mat. Er dere ikke langt mer verdt enn de?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Se på himmelens fugler; de sår ikke, de høster ikke og samler ikke i løkker, likevel gir deres himmelske Far dem mat. Er dere ikke mye mer verdt enn dem?

• gpt4.5-preview

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: De hverken sår, høster eller samler i låver, men deres himmelske Far gir dem mat. Er ikke dere mer verdt enn dem?

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

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: De hverken sår, høster eller samler i låver, men deres himmelske Far gir dem mat. Er ikke dere mer verdt enn dem?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Se på fuglene under himmelen! De sår ikke, høster ikke, og samler ikke i hus, men den himmelske Far føder dem. Er ikke dere mye mer verd enn dem?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: de sår ikke, de høster ikke og samler ikke i låver; men deres himmelske Far gir dem føde. Er dere ikke mye mer verdt enn de?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Seer til Himmelens Fugle, at de saae ikke, og høste ikke, og samle ikke i Lader, og eders himmelske Fader føder dem; ere ikke I meget mere end de?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Se på fuglene under himmelen; de sår ikke, høster ikke, og samler ikke i hus, men deres himmelske Far gir dem mat. Er dere ikke langt mer verd enn de?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Se på fuglene under himmelen! De sår ikke, de høster ikke, og de samler ikke i låver, men deres himmelske Far føder dem. Er ikke dere mye mer verdt enn dem?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Se på fuglene under himmelen. De sår ikke, høster ikke, og samler ikke i hus, og likevel gir deres himmelske Far dem mat. Er ikke dere langt mer verdt enn dem?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Se på fuglene under himmelen: De sår ikke, de høster ikke, og de samler ikke i lager, men deres himmelske Far gir dem føde. Er ikke dere langt mer verdt enn de?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Se på himmelens fugler. De sår ikke, høster ikke og samler ikke i hus, likevel gir deres himmelske Far dem mat. Er dere ikke av langt større verdi enn dem?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Beholde the foules of ye ayer: for they sowe not nether reepe nor yet cary into ye barnes: and yet youre hevely father fedeth the. Are ye not moche better the they?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde the foules of ye ayer: for they sowe not, nether reepe, nor yet cary in to the barnes: and yet youre heauely father fedeth the. Are ye not moch better the they?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Behold the foules of the heauen: for they sowe not, neither reape, nor carie into the barnes: yet your heauenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde the fowles of the ayre: For they sowe not, neither do they reape, nor cary into the barnes: yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

• World English Bible (2000)

  See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

Referenced Verses

• Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.
• Job 38:41 : 41 Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God, and wander about for lack of food?
• Luke 12:24-32 : 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they do not labor, they do not spin; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith? 29 And do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor be of anxious mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But rather seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you. 32 Do not fear, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• Matt 7:9 : 9 Or what man among you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
• Matt 10:29-31 : 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Therefore, do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.
• Ps 104:27-28 : 27 These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season. 28 What You give them they gather: You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
• Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• Job 35:11 : 11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?
• Luke 12:6-7 : 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies, and not one of them is forgotten before God? 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
• Ps 104:11-12 : 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
• Gen 1:29-31 : 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so. 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
• Matt 6:32 : 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.