Verse 13

But go and learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men gå dere og lær hva dette betyr: «Barmhjertighet ønsker jeg, og ikke offre!» For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle de rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Norsk King James

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: «Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, og ikke offer», for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle de rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Gå og lær hva dette betyr: ‘Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, ikke offer.’ For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere.»

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer. For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, og ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gå og lær dere hva dette betyr: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke ofringer, for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle de rettferdige, men for å tilkalle syndere til omvendelse.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, og ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.»

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

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, og ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Barmhjertighet vil jeg ha, ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer.' For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men gaaer hen, og lærer, hvad det er: "Jeg haver Behag i Miskundhed og ikke i Offer". Thi jeg er ikke kommen at kalde Retfærdige, men Syndere til Omvendelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Gå da og lær hva dette betyr: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer. For jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle de rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer,' for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  men gå og lær hva dette betyr: Barmhjertighet vil jeg ha og ikke offer; for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere til omvendelse.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer; for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men gå og lær hva dette betyr: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, og ikke offer; for jeg er ikke kommet for å kalle rettferdige, men syndere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Goo and learne what that meaneth: I have pleasure in mercy and not in offerynge. For I am not come to call the rightewes but the synners to repentaunce.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Go and learne, what that meaneth: I haue pleasure in mercy, and not in offerynge. For I am not come to call the righteous, but ye synners to repentaunce,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Go ye, and learne what that meaneth, I wyll haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come, to call the righteous, but sinners to repentaunce.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But go ye and learn what› [that] ‹meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Go and learn what this saying means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 12:7 : 7 But if you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.
• Mark 2:17 : 17 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
• Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
• Prov 21:3 : 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
• Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
• Luke 5:32 : 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
• Mic 6:6-8 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
• 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all patience as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
• Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance unto life.
• Matt 3:2 : 2 And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is patient toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
• Matt 21:28-32 : 28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and harlots believed him, and when you had seen it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
• Matt 12:3 : 3 But he said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;
• 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• Luke 15:3-9 : 3 And he spoke this parable to them, saying, 4 What man among you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say to you, that likewise there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost. 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
• Mark 12:26 : 26 But concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
• Matt 3:8 : 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
• Rom 3:10-24 : 10 As it is written, 'There is none righteous, no, not one:' 11 'There is none who understands, there is none who seeks after God.' 12 'They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.' 13 'Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of vipers is under their lips.' 14 'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.' 15 'Their feet are swift to shed blood:' 16 'Destruction and misery are in their ways:' 17 'And the way of peace they have not known:' 18 'There is no fear of God before their eyes.' 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
• Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 26:18-20 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision: 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.
• 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
• Rom 2:4-6 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to each person according to his deeds:
• Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said to them, 'Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Him God has exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 17:30-31 : 30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 Because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained; He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.
• Matt 18:10-13 : 10 Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. 11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. 12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that has gone astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not go astray.
• Matt 19:4 : 4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female,
• Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
• Matt 22:31-32 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
• Luke 10:26 : 26 He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?
• Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matt 11:20-21 : 20 Then he began to reproach the cities where most of his mighty works were done, because they did not repent: 21 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Matt 12:5 : 5 Or have you not read in the law, how on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?
• 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.
• Luke 24:47 : 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• John 10:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods?