Verse 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.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hypokritene, for de elsker å stå og be i synagogen og på gatens hjørner, for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne; de elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli lagt merke til av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin belønning.

• Norsk King James

  Og når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne; de elsker å be stående i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne; de liker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av folk; sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har allerede fått sin belønning.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne, for de liker å be stående i synagogene og på gatehjørnene, for å bli sett av folk. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: De har fått sin lønn.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Når dere ber, vær ikke som hyklerne; for de elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne, for de liker å be stående i synagogene og på hjørnene av gatene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne; for de elsker å be mens de står i synagogene og i gatene, for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har sin lønn.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Og når du ber, vær ikke som hyklerne; for de elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene, så folk kan se dem. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

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

  Og når du ber, vær ikke som hyklerne; for de elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene, så folk kan se dem. Sannelig sier jeg dere: De har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når dere ber, skal dere ikke være som hyklerne, som elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å vise seg for mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne, for de elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene, for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere: de har allerede fått sin belønning.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og naar du beder, skal du ikke være som Øienskalkene; thi de staae gjerne og bede i Synagogerne og paa Gadernes Hjørner, paa det de kunne ansees af Menneskene; sandelig siger jeg eder, at de have alt faaet deres Løn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne, for de liker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig sier jeg dere, de har fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Når du ber, skal du ikke være som hyklerne. De liker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når dere ber, skal dere ikke være som hyklerne, for de elsker å be stående i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker; sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og når dere ber, skal dere ikke være som hyklerne, for de liker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av folk. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har allerede fått sin lønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Når du ber, vær ikke som hyklerne som elsker å stå og be i synagogene og på gatehjørnene for å bli sett av mennesker. Sannelig, jeg sier dere, de har fått sin belønning.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as ye ypocrytes are. For they love to stond and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of ye stretes because they wolde be sene of men. Verely I saye vnto you they haue their rewarde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as ye ypocrytes are. For they loue to stode and praye in the synagoges, and in the corners of the stretes, to be sene of men. Verely I saie vnto you: they haue their rewarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they loue to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streetes, because they would be seene of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ ‹And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites› [are]: ‹for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most assuredly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places -- standing -- to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Private Prayer“Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward!

Referenced Verses

• Matt 6:2 : 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.
• Mark 11:25 : 25 And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
• Luke 18:10-11 : 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
• Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then he also said to him who invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind: 14 And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
• Luke 18:1 : 1 And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not lose heart;
• Mark 12:38 : 38 Then he said to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
• Luke 11:43 : 43 Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.
• 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 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.
• Matt 9:38 : 38 Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.
• Matt 21:22 : 22 And all things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.
• Matt 23:6 : 6 and love the best places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Matt 23:13 : 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.
• Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call upon God?
• Ps 5:2 : 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you will I pray.
• Ps 55:17 : 17 Evening and morning and at noon I will pray and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice.
• Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Prov 16:5 : 5 Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though they join hand in hand, they shall not go unpunished.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 29:12 : 12 Then you will call upon me, and you will go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
• Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
• Dan 9:4-9 : 4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and mercy with those who love Him and keep His commandments; 5 We have sinned and committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and from Your judgments: 6 Neither have we listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us belongs confusion of face, as it is this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those near and those far off, through all the countries where You have driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against You. 8 O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him; 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, even by departing, that they might not obey Your voice; therefore, the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him. 12 And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great calamity: for under the whole heaven, such as has been done upon Jerusalem has not been done. 13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us: yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore the LORD has watched over the calamity, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all His works which He does: for we have not obeyed His voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 16 O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I plead with You, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain: because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God: for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
• Luke 18:13 : 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
• Eph 6:18 : 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
• Col 4:2-3 : 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains;
• 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 Pray without ceasing.
• Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
• Jas 5:15-16 : 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
• Luke 20:47 : 47 Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: they will receive greater condemnation.
• John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be complete.