Verse 23

For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For jeg er i en trang mellom to, idet jeg har et ønske om å dra bort, og være med Kristus; det er langt bedre.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jeg presses fra begge sider, idet jeg ønsker å dra bort og være sammen med Kristus, for det er langt bedre;

• Norsk King James

  For jeg er i en trang situasjon mellom to, som har et ønske om å dra bort og være med Kristus; det er mye bedre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jeg står mellom disse to ting, da jeg lengter etter å dra bort og være med Kristus, for det er mye bedre;

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For jeg er i en trang mellom de to, og har et ønske om å bryte opp og være med Kristus, som er meget bedre;

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For jeg er trukket i to retninger, jeg lengter etter å bryte opp og være med Kristus, for det er så mye bedre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg står mellom de to, lengtende etter å skilles og være med Kristus, hvilket er meget bedre;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg er splittet mellom to, for jeg lengter etter å forlate dette livet og være sammen med Kristus – noe som er langt bedre.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jeg er hardt presset fra begge sider, jeg ønsker å bryte opp og være sammen med Kristus, noe som er mye bedre.

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

  Jeg er hardt presset fra begge sider, jeg ønsker å bryte opp og være sammen med Kristus, noe som er mye bedre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jeg er i en tvangssituasjon mellom de to, da jeg har lyst til å bryte opp og være med Kristus, for det er så mye bedre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For jeg står mellom de to, og ønsker å bryte opp og være med Kristus, som er langt bedre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg staaer tvivlraadig imellem de tvende Ting, idet jeg haver Lyst til at vandre herfra og være med Christo, thi dette var saare meget bedre;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg er trengt fra to sider, med et ønske om å dra og være med Kristus, noe som er langt bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg dras begge veier, så jeg har lyst til å bryte opp og være med Kristus, for det er mye bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for jeg er trukket mellom de to, idet jeg har lyst til å bryte opp og være med Kristus, for det er mye bedre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg står mellom de to, jeg har lengsel etter å bli forlatt og være med Kristus, for det er langt bedre;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg er dratt mellom de to; jeg har lyst til å bryte opp og være med Kristus, for det er mye bedre.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I am constrayned of two thinges: I desyre to be lowsed and to be with Christ which thinge is best of all.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I shal chose, for both these thinges lye harde vpon me. I desyre to be lowsed, & to be with Christ, which thinge were moch better (for me)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I am distressed betweene both, desiring to be loosed and to be with Christ, which is best of all.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I am in a strayte betwixt two, hauyng a desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which is much farre better.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
• 2 Tim 4:6 : 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
• Job 19:26-27 : 26 And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God, 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
• Ps 16:10-11 : 10 For You will not leave my soul in hell; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 11 You will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
• Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with your likeness.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise.
• John 12:26 : 26 If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will honor him.
• John 13:1 : 1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
• John 17:24 : 24 Father, I will that those also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
• Acts 7:59 : 59 And they stoned Stephen as he called on God and said, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
• Ps 49:15 : 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
• Rev 7:14-17 : 14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne shall dwell among them. 16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; neither shall the sun strike them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to living fountains of waters; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.
• Rev 14:13 : 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
• Luke 2:29-30 : 29 Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace, according to your word, 30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,
• Luke 8:38 : 38 Now the man out of whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
• Luke 12:50 : 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
• 2 Cor 6:12 : 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
• 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 For you yourselves, brothers, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectively works also in you who believe.
• 1 Thess 4:17 : 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
• Ps 73:24-26 : 24 You shall guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside You. 26 My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 And David said to Gad, I am in great distress: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; and do not let me fall into the hand of man.