Verse 16

That I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  At jeg skulle være en tjener for Jesus Kristus blant hedningene, mens jeg forkynner Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli akseptert, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  for å være en tjener for Jesus Kristus blant folkeslagene, og for å utføre et hellig tjeneste i Guds evangelium, slik at folkeslagenes ofring kan bli velbehagelig, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Norsk King James

  At jeg skulle være Jesu Kristi tjener for hedningene, og forkynne Guds evangelium, slik at ofringen fra hedningene måtte være akseptabel, og helliget av Den Hellige Ånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  for å være Kristi Jesu tjener blant hedningene, og forvalte Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer må bli godtatt, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  At jeg skulle være Jesu Kristi tjener til hedningene, tjene Guds evangelium, slik at ofringen av hedningene kunne bli akseptabel, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  for at jeg skal være en Kristi Jesu tjener for hedningene, som presterer Guds evangelium, for at hedningenes offer kan bli velbehagelig, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  at jeg skal være en Jesu Kristi tjener for folkeslagene, idet jeg forkynner Guds evangelium, slik at ofringen av folkeslagene kan bli akseptabel, helliggjort ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  At jeg skal være tjener for Jesus Kristus blant hedningene, forkynne Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli akseptert, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• gpt4.5-preview

  til å være Jesu Kristi tjener blant hedningene og utføre prestetjeneste med Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli velbehagelig og helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

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

  til å være Jesu Kristi tjener blant hedningene og utføre prestetjeneste med Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli velbehagelig og helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  for å være Kristi Jesu tjenestegutt for hedningene, i mitt prestetjeneste for Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli velbehagelig, helliggjort ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jeg er en Kristi Jesu tjener for hedningene, som forkynner Guds evangelium, slik at hedningene kan bli en gave som Gud vil ta imot, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  at være Jesu Christi Tjener til Hedningerne og betjene Guds Evangelium, paa det at Hedningernes Offer maa blive velbehageligt, helliget formedelst den Hellig-Aand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For at jeg skulle være Jesu Kristi tjener blant folkene, tjenende Guds evangelium, slik at folkene kunne bli et akseptabelt offer, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  at jeg skal være Kristi Jesu tjener blant hedningene, som prester for Guds evangelium, så hedningenes offer skal bli akseptabelt, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  for at jeg skal være en tjener for Kristus Jesus blant nasjonene, i prestetjeneste for Guds evangelium, slik at nasjonenes offer kan bli akkseptert og helliget ved Den hellige ånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  at jeg skal være Kristi Jesu tjener for hedningene, som forvalter av Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli vel mottatt, helliggjort ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  for at jeg skulle være en tjener for Kristus Jesus blant hedningene, og utføre prestetjenesten med Guds evangelium, slik at hedningenes offer kan bli velbehagelig, helliget ved Den Hellige Ånd.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  that I shuld be the minister of Iesu Christ amonge the gentyls and shuld minister the gladde tydynges of God that the gentyls myght be an acceptable offerynge sanctyfied by the holy goost.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that I shulde be a mynister of Iesu Christ amonge the Heythen, to declare the gospell of God, that the Heythen mighte be an acceptable offerynge vnto God, sanctified by the holy goost.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That I should be the minister of Iesus Christ toward the Gentiles, ministring the Gospel of God, that the offering vp of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Ghost.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That I should be the minister of Iesus Christe, to the gentiles, and shoulde minister the Gospell of God, that the offeryng of the gentiles might be acceptable, and sanctified by the holy ghost.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
• Rom 11:13 : 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
• 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:
• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
• Heb 13:16 : 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• Isa 66:19-20 : 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the distant isles, that have not heard my fame, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
• 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
• Rom 8:26-27 : 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
• Acts 13:2 : 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
• Acts 20:32 : 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
• Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 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.
• Rom 12:1-2 : 1 I implore you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• Rom 15:18 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,
• Rom 15:29 : 29 And I am sure that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
• 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man account of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
• 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
• 2 Cor 8:5 : 5 And this they did, not as we expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
• 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
• Gal 2:7-8 : 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter; 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
• Gal 3:5 : 5 He who ministers to you the Spirit and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
• Eph 2:18 : 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
• Eph 2:22-3:1 : 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
• Phil 4:18 : 18 But I have all and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
• 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
• 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: for working night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
• 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 And may the very God of peace sanctify you completely; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.