Verse 12

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ikke slik at jeg allerede har nådd frem, eller allerede er fullkommen; men jeg forfølger det, om jeg kan gripe det som også jeg er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Ikke at jeg allerede har grepet det eller er fullkommen, men jeg presser mot det, for jeg ønsker å gripe det, ettersom jeg også er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Norsk King James

  Ikke som om jeg allerede har nådd målet, eller allerede er fullkommen, men jeg følger etter for å oppnå det som også jeg er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ikke at jeg allerede har grepet det eller er allerede fullkommen, men jeg jager etter det for om jeg kan gripe det, fordi jeg selv er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Ikke som om jeg allerede har nådd det, eller allerede er blitt fullkommen: men jeg jager etter det, om jeg kan gripe det, slik som også jeg er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Ikke at jeg allerede har oppnådd det, eller allerede er fullkommen, men jeg strekker meg etter å gripe det, fordi jeg også er blitt grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ikke som om jeg allerede har nådd målet, eller allerede er fullkommen: men jeg streber etter, for å gripe det som også Kristus Jesus har grepet meg for.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg har ennå ikke oppnådd det, og anser meg verken for fullkommen, men jeg strekker meg fram, slik at jeg kan fatte det målet som Kristus Jesus selv har grepet tak i meg for.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ikke at jeg allerede har nådd målet eller allerede er blitt fullkommen, men jeg jager etter det, for å kunne gripe tak i det som Kristus Jesus har grepet meg for.

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

  Ikke at jeg allerede har nådd målet eller allerede er blitt fullkommen, men jeg jager etter det, for å kunne gripe tak i det som Kristus Jesus har grepet meg for.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ikke at jeg allerede har oppnådd det, eller allerede er fullkommen; men jeg streber etter å gripe det, fordi jeg også er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ikke som om jeg allerede har tatt imot det eller allerede er fullkommen; men jeg strekker meg etter det, for å gripe det, fordi jeg selv er grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ikke at jeg haver allerede grebet det, eller er allerede fuldkommen; men jeg jager derefter, om jeg og kan gribe det, efterdi jeg og er greben af Christo Jesu.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ikke at jeg allerede har oppnådd dette eller allerede er fullkommen; men jeg jager etter det, for å gripe det som også Kristus Jesus har grepet meg for.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ikke at jeg allerede har oppnådd dette, eller allerede er blitt fullkommen; men jeg jager etter det, i håp om å gripe det, slik som jeg også ble grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ikke at jeg allerede har oppnådd det, eller allerede er fullkommen, men jeg jager etter å gripe det, fordi jeg også er blitt grepet av Kristus Jesus.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ikke at jeg allerede har nådd det, eller allerede er blitt fullkommen, men jeg jager etter det, så jeg kan gripe det, fordi Kristus Jesus har grepet meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ikke som om jeg allerede har oppnådd belønningen eller har blitt fullkommen: men jeg fortsetter i håpet om at jeg kan nå det som Kristus Jesus har kalt meg til.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Not as though I had all redy attayned to it Ether were all redy parfect: but I folowe yf yt I maye comprehende that wherin I am comprehended of Christ Iesu.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Not that I haue attayned vnto it all ready, or that I am allready perfecte: but I folowe, yf I maye comprehende that, wherin I am comprehended off Christ Iesu.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Not as though I had alreadie attained to it, either were alreadie perfect: but I folow, if that I may comprehend that for whose sake also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Not as though I had alredy attayned, either were alredy perfect: but I folowe, yf that I may comprehende, wherein also I am comprehended of Christe Iesus.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Not that I did already obtain, or have been already perfected; but I pursue, if also I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by the Christ Jesus;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Keep Going Forward Not that I have already attained this– that is, I have not already been perfected– but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 6:11-12 : 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
• 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 Storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
• Phil 3:13-14 : 13 Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.
• 1 Cor 13:10 : 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
• Isa 51:1 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
• Eph 1:4 : 4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
• 2 Thess 2:13 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• 2 Pet 3:18 : 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever. Amen.
• 2 Pet 1:5-8 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Heb 12:23 : 23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,
• 1 Pet 3:11-13 : 11 Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. 13 And who is he who will harm you if you are followers of what is good?
• Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
• Ps 138:8 : 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.
• Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
• Ps 110:2-3 : 2 The LORD will send the rod of your strength out of Zion: rule in the midst of your enemies. 3 Your people shall be willing in the day of your power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: you have the dew of your youth.
• Ps 119:5 : 5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!
• Job 17:9 : 9 The righteous also shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
• Ps 42:1 : 1 As the deer pants after the water brooks, so my soul pants after You, O God.
• Ps 63:1-3 : 1 O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land, where there is no water; 2 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the sanctuary. 3 Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
• Ps 63:8 : 8 My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me.
• Ps 84:2 : 2 My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
• Acts 9:3-6 : 3 And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him: 4 And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads. 6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.
• Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you cannot do the things that you wish.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
• 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 Well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
• Phil 3:16 : 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
• 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.
• Eph 4:12 : 12 For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ:
• Heb 13:21 : 21 Make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
• 2 Cor 13:9 : 9 For we are glad when we are weak, and you are strong; and this also we wish, even your perfection.
• Rom 7:19-24 : 19 For the good that I want to do, I do not do; but the evil I do not want to do, that I do. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 21 I find then a law, that when I want to do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man: 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?
• Ps 94:15 : 15 But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
• Ps 119:173-176 : 173 Let Your hand become my help, for I have chosen Your precepts. 174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You, and let Your judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.