Verse 5

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man)

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig som bringer hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men hvis vår urett gjør Guds rettferdighet tydeligere, hva skal vi da si? Er ikke Gud urettferdig når han fører vrede? (Jeg taler her som et menneske.)

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han straffer? (Jeg snakker menneskelig.)

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si da? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? — Jeg taler på menneskelig vis. —

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han fører sin vrede over oss? (Jeg taler menneskelig)

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han utøser sin vrede? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis.)

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men om vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig som tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hvis vår urett fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

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

  Men hvis vår urett fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han viser vrede? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men dersom vår urettferdighet stadfester Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar harm komme? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis)

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.)

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han bringer vrede over oss? (Jeg taler menneskelig.)

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom vor Uretfærdighed beviser Guds Retfærdighed, hvad ville vi da sige? mon Gud er uretfærdig, at han fører Vreden over os? — Jeg taler efter menneskelig Viis. —

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? Er Gud urettferdig når han tar hevn? (Jeg taler som et menneske)

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar vreden komme? Jeg taler på menneskelig vis.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han utøser sin vrede? (Jeg taler på menneskelig vis)

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hvis vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er Gud urettferdig når han lar vreden komme? (Jeg taler som et menneske.)

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hvis Guds rettferdighet støttes av vår urett, hva skal vi si da? Er det galt av Gud å bli sint (som noen kanskje sier)?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf oure vnrightewesnes make the rightewesnes of God more excellent: what shall we saye? Is God vnrighteous which taketh vengeauce? I speake after the maner of me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf it be so, that oure vnrighteousnes prayseth ye righteousnes of God, what shal we saye? Is God then vnrighteous, that he is angrie therfore? (I speake thus after the maner off men)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now if our vnrighteousnes comend the righteousnes of God, what shal we say? Is God vnrighteous which punisheth? (I speake as a man.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But yf our vnrighteousnes setteth foorth the righteousnes of God, what shall we saye? Is God vnryghteous which taketh vengeaunce? I speake after the maner of men,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he?(I am speaking in human terms.)

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:19 : 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as servants of uncleanness and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as servants of righteousness for holiness.
• Gal 3:15 : 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls or adds to it.
• 1 Cor 9:8 : 8 Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the Law say the same also?
• Rom 4:1 : 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father has found according to the flesh?
• Rom 7:7 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not. Indeed, I would not have known sin except through the law: for I would not have known lust unless the law had said, 'You shall not covet.'
• Deut 32:39-43 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: nor is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live forever. 41 If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me. 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenge upon the enemy. 43 Rejoice, O nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful to his land, and to his people.
• Rom 2:5 : 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;
• Rom 3:7 : 7 For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
• Rom 3:19 : 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.
• Rom 3:25-26 : 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
• Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: truly he is a God who judges in the earth.
• Ps 94:1-2 : 1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongs; O God, to whom vengeance belongs, show yourself. 2 Lift up yourself, you judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
• Nah 1:2 : 2 God is jealous, and the LORD avenges; the LORD avenges and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies.
• Nah 1:6-8 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. 7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who trust in him. 8 But with an overflowing flood he will make an utter end of its place, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
• Rom 8:20-21 : 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope. 21 Because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
• Rom 9:13-14 : 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
• Rom 9:18-20 : 18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. 19 You will say then to me, Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will? 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me like this?
• Rom 12:19 : 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.
• Rom 6:1 : 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
• 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead do not rise? 'Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.'
• 2 Thess 1:6-9 : 6 Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you; 7 And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
• Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints.
• Rev 16:5-7 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, You are righteous, O Lord, who are, and were, and shall be, because you have judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another from the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets; for God has avenged you on her.