Verse 16

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men i gjerningene avviser de ham, da de er avskyelige, ulydige, og ikke godkjent til noe godt verk.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  De hevder å kjenne Gud, men ved sine handlinger nekter de det; de er motbydelige, ulydige og ubrukelige til alle gode gjerninger.

• Norsk King James

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud; men i gjerninger nekter de ham, og er avskyelige, ulydige, og til hver god gjerning udugelige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men fornekter ham med sine gjerninger, for de er avskyelige og ulydige, udugelige til enhver god gjerning.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud; men i gjerninger nekter de ham, værende avskyelige og ulydige og til hver god gjerning dugeløse.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  De sier at de kjenner Gud, men med sine gjerninger fornekter de ham, avskyelige og ulydige, udugelige til enhver god gjerning.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De erklærer at de kjenner Gud; men i gjerninger fornekter de ham, ved å være avskyelige, ulydige og til hver god gjerning forkastelige.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men med sine handlinger fornekter de ham; de er avskyelige, ulydige og udegne til enhver god gjerning.

• gpt4.5-preview

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men i gjerningene fornekter de ham, og er avskyelige, ulydige og udugelige til all god gjerning.

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

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men i gjerningene fornekter de ham, og er avskyelige, ulydige og udugelige til all god gjerning.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sier at de kjenner Gud, men med sine gjerninger fornekter de ham, for de er avskyelige og ulydige, uforberedt til noen god gjerning.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men med sine gjerninger fornekter de ham. De er avskyelige, ulydige og ute av stand til å gjøre noe godt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De bekjende, at de kjende Gud, men fornegte ham med Gjerningerne, efterdi de ere vederstyggelige og ulydige og uduelige til al god Gjerning.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De påstår at de kjenner Gud, men med sine gjerninger fornekteham ham, de er avskyelige, ulydige, og uskikket til enhver god gjerning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men ved sine gjerninger fornekter de ham, idet de er avskyelige, ulydige og uskikket til enhver god gjerning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De påstår å kjenne Gud, men i gjerningene nekter de ham, ved å være avskyelige, ulydige og dømt uverdige til enhver god gjerning.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De bekjenner at de kjenner Gud, men med sine gjerninger fornekter de ham, de er avskyelige og ulydige og uten evne til noen god gjerning.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De sier at de kjenner Gud, mens de med sine handlinger vender seg fra ham; de er hatet av alle, uforsonlige og vurdert som uten verdi for alle gode gjerninger.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  They confesse that they knowe god: but with the dedes they denye hym and are abhominable and disobedient and vnto all good workes discommendable.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They saye that they knowe God, but with the dedes they denye him: for so moch as they are abhominable and dishobedient, and vnmete to all good workes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They professe that they know God, but by works they deny him, and are abominable & disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They confesse that they knowe God: but with workes they denie hym, seyng they are abhominable and disobedient, and vnto euery good worke reprobate.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  God they profess to know, and in the works they deny `Him', being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 2:4 : 4 He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
• Isa 29:13 : 13 Therefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near to me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
• 2 Tim 3:5-8 : 5 Having a form of godliness but denying its power. From such turn away. 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and lead captive gullible women loaded with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disqualified concerning the faith.
• 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel said, Does the LORD have as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lewdness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
• 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Rom 1:28 : 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words: for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the children of disobedience.
• Rev 21:27 : 27 And nothing unclean shall ever enter into it, nor anyone who practices abomination or a lie: but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
• Isa 48:1 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness.
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice and take delight in approaching God.
• Hos 8:2-3 : 2 Israel shall cry to me, 'My God, we know you.' 3 Israel has cast off what is good; the enemy shall pursue him.
• Num 24:16 : 16 He has said, who heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, who saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
• 1 Sam 15:24 : 24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and your words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
• Jer 6:30 : 30 Rejected silver shall men call them, because the LORD has rejected them.
• 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
• Rom 2:18-24 : 18 And know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, who have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege? 23 You who make your boast of the law, through breaking the law do you dishonor God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written.