Verse 12

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  En av dem, en egen profet, sa: 'Kretensere er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late mennesker.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  En av dem, en av deres egne profeter, sa: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde mennesker, late bukker.

• Norsk King James

  En av dem selv, til og med en profet av deres egne, sa: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late gluttoner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  En av dem, deres egen profet, har sagt: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late mager.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  En av dem, en av deres egne profeter, sa: Kretensere er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late buker.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  En av dem, en av deres egne profeter, har sagt: «Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr og late mager.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En av deres egne, til og med en profet blant deres egne, sa: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late mager.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  En av dem selv, en profet hos dem, sa: «Kretensere er alltid løgnere, onde dyr og late i sitt væsen.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  En av deres egne, en profet av dem selv, har sagt: «Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr, late fråtsere.»

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

  En av deres egne, en profet av dem selv, har sagt: «Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr, late fråtsere.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En av dem, en egen profet, sa: 'Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr, late mager.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  One of their own prophets has said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  En av dem, deres egen profet, har sagt: 'Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr og late mager.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  En af dem, deres egen Prophet, haver sagt: Creter ere stedse Løgnere, onde Dyr, lade Buge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En av dem, deres egen profet, sa: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late mager.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En av dem, en profet fra deres egen, sa: 'Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late fråtsere.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En av dem, en av deres egne profeter, sa: «Kreter er alltid løgnere, onde villdyr, late mager!»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En av dem, en profet blant deres egne, sa: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late mager.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En av deres profeter har sagt: Mennene på Kreta er alltid falske, onde dyr, matelskere, som hater arbeid.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  One beynge of the selves which was a poyet of their awne sayde: The Cretayns are all wayes lyars evyll beastes and slowe belies.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  One of them selues euen their awne prophet, sayde: The Cretayns are alwayes lyars, euell beestes, and slowe belies.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  One of themselues, euen one of their owne prophets said, The Cretians are alwaies liars, euill beastes, slowe bellies.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  One of them selues euen a prophete of their owne, sayde: The Crettans are alwayes lyers, euyll beastes, slowe bellyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said -- `Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work.

• World English Bible (2000)

  One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said,“Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 17:28 : 28 For in Him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said, For we are His offspring.
• Rom 16:18 : 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites; and by smooth talk and flattering words deceive the hearts of the innocent.
• 1 Tim 4:2 : 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption;
• 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Jude 1:8-9 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!' 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
• Acts 2:11 : 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God.