Verse 9

For they themselves tell about how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For de selv vittner om oss hvilken inngang vi hadde hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte tilbake til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For de forklarer for oss hvilken inngang vi hadde til dere, og hvordan dere vendte om til Gud fra de avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Norsk King James

  For de selv forteller oss hvordan dere tok imot oss, og hvordan dere vendte dere mot Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For de selv forteller om hvordan vi kom blant dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For de selv viser hva slags mottakelse vi hadde hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For de forteller selv om hvilken mottakelse vi fikk hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte om til Gud fra avgudene, for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For de selv forteller om hvordan vi kom til dere og hvordan dere vendte dere bort fra avgudene til Gud for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For de selv vitner om hvordan vi entret hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avguder for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For de selv forteller om mottagelsen vi fikk hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere fra avguder til Gud, for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

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

  For de selv forteller om mottagelsen vi fikk hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere fra avguder til Gud, for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For de selv forteller om hvordan vi ble mottatt av dere, og hvordan dere vendte om til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For de selv forteller om hvordan vi kom til dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  thi de forkynde selv om os, hvilken Indgang vi fandt hos eder, og hvorledes I vendte eder til Gud fra Afguderne, til at tjene den levende og sande Gud,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For de forteller selv om hvordan vi kom til dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud;

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entrance we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For de selv forteller om oss hvilken mottakelse vi fikk hos dere, og hvordan dere vendte om til Gud fra avgudene, for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For de forteller selv hvordan vi kom til dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere bort fra avgudene for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For de forteller selv om hvordan vi kom til dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere til Gud fra avguder for å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For de selv forteller hvordan vi kom til dere, og hvordan dere vendte dere fra avgudene til å tjene den levende og sanne Gud,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For they the selves shewe of you what maner of entrynge in we had vnto you and how ye tourned to God from ymages for to serve the livynge and true god

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For they them selues shewe of you, what maner of entrynge in we had vnto you, and how ye are turned vnto God from ymages, for to serue the lyuynge and true God,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they themselues shew of vs what maner of entring in we had vnto you, and how ye turned to God from idoles, to serue the liuing and true God,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they them selues shewe of you, what maner of entryng in we had vnto you, and howe ye turned to God from images, to serue the lyuyng and true God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for they themselves concerning us do declare what entrance we had unto you, and how ye did turn unto God from the idols, to serve a living and true God,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

Referenced Verses

• 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
• 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led.
• Gal 4:8-9 : 8 But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?
• Acts 14:15 : 15 They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them, 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
• Rom 9:26 : 26 And in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
• 2 Cor 6:16-17 : 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.' 17 Therefore, 'Come out from among them and be separate,' says the Lord. 'Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.'
• 1 Thess 1:5-6 : 5 Because our gospel came to you not only in words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. As you know, we lived among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the message in much affliction with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Thess 2:1 : 1 Brothers and sisters, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not without purpose.
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 For this reason, we also thank God constantly, because when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a message from men but as what it truly is—the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
• Deut 5:26 : 26 For who among all flesh has ever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and lived?
• 1 Sam 17:26 : 26 David said to the men standing with him, 'What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'
• 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 'Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.'
• Ps 42:2 : 2 As a deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.
• Ps 84:2 : 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
• Isa 2:17-21 : 17 The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day. 18 The idols will completely vanish. 19 People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, fleeing from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth. 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats. 21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.
• Isa 37:4 : 4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that still survives.
• Isa 37:17 : 17 Incline Your ear, LORD, and hear! Open Your eyes, LORD, and see! Listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent them to mock the living God.
• Jer 10:10 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations will come to You from the ends of the earth and say, 'Our ancestors inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols that do not profit at all.'
• Dan 6:26 : 26 I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will have no end.
• Zeph 2:11 : 11 The Lord will be awesome to them when He destroys all the gods of the earth. People from every shore and nation will bow down to Him, each from their own place.
• Zech 8:20-23 : 20 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Again, peoples and inhabitants of many cities will come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD and seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD. 23 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In those days, ten men from every language and nation will take hold of the robe of a Jewish man and say, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
• Rev 17:2 : 2 With her, the kings of the earth committed sexual immorality, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality.