Verse 12

It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  og oppdrar oss til å fornekte ugudelighet og verdens begjær, og leve edru, rettferdig og gudfryktig i denne nåværende verden;

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  og lærer oss å avstå fra ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, så vi lever med selvkontroll, rettferdighet og gudsfrykt i denne nåværende tiden;

• Norsk King James

  Og lærer oss at vi, ved å fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige begjær, skal leve edru, rettferdig, og gudfryktig; og dermed forberede oss på den kommende verden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  og lærer oss å si nei til ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og å leve forstandig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i denne verden,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Den oppdrar oss til å si nei til ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, så vi skal leve selvbehersket, rettskaffent og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  og oppdrar oss til å si nei til ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, slik at vi kan leve edruelige, rettferdige og gudfryktige liv i den nåværende tidsalder,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og lærer oss at vi, ved å fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, skal leve edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  og den lærer oss at vi, ved å avvise ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, skal leve edru, rettferdig og gudfryktig i denne verden.

• gpt4.5-preview

  og lærer oss at vi skal fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster og leve edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden;

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

  og lærer oss at vi skal fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster og leve edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den oppdrar oss til å si nei til ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og til å leve sindig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Den oppdrar oss til å si nei til ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og til å leve fornuftig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende tid,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  som oplærer os, at vi skulle forsage Ugudelighed og de verdslige Begjæringer, og leve viseligen og retfærdigt og gudeligen i denne Verden,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  og lærer oss at vi skal fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og leve besindig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  og lærer oss å avvise gudløshet og verdslige lyster, slik at vi i denne verden lever edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og lærer oss å fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og leve edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i den nåværende verden,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  og veileder oss til å fornekte ugudelighet og verdslige lyster, og leve edruelig, rettferdig og gudfryktig i denne verden;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Veileder oss til å vende oss fra det onde og verdslige ønsker, så vi kan leve klokt og rett i kunnskapen om Gud i dette livet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and teacheth vs that we shuld denye vngodlynes and wordly lustes and that we shuld live sobre mynded righteously and godly in this present worlde

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and teacheth vs, that we shulde denye vngodlynes, and wordly lustes: and that we shulde lyue discretly, righteously, and godly in this worlde,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Teachyng vs, that denying vngodlynesse and worldly lustes, we shoulde lyue soberlie and ryghteouslie, and godlie in this present worlde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;

• World English Bible (2000)

  instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:19 : 19 I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
• 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
• Ps 4:3 : 3 How long, O people, will my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vanity and seek lies? Selah.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Ezek 33:14-15 : 14 And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right— 15 if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.
• Ezek 36:27 : 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances.
• Matt 3:8-9 : 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 Even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Luke 1:75 : 75 in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
• Luke 3:9-9 : 9 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees, so every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 10 The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?" 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same." 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?" 13 He told them, "Do not collect anything more than what is required."
• John 6:25 : 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when did you get here?'
• John 14:30 : 30 I will not speak much with you anymore, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me.
• John 17:14-15 : 14 I have given them Your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to protect them from the evil one.
• Acts 24:16 : 16 In this, I strive to always keep my conscience clear before God and people.
• Acts 24:25 : 25 As Paul discussed righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and said, 'That is enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.'
• Rom 6:4-6 : 4 Therefore, we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in the resurrection. 6 We know this: our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, and we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
• Rom 6:12 : 12 Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
• Matt 5:19-20 : 19 So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Rom 8:13 : 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
• Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
• Rom 13:12-13 : 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
• 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, completing holiness in the fear of God.
• Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• Gal 5:24 : 24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
• Eph 1:4 : 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence in love.
• Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient.
• Eph 4:22-25 : 22 You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, which is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. 25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
• Col 1:22 : 22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him—
• Col 3:5-9 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience. 7 You also once walked in these ways, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices,
• 1 Thess 4:7 : 7 For God has not called us to impurity but to live in holiness.
• 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 Now concerning brotherly love, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
• 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
• Luke 1:6 : 6 Both were righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
• Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to faith in Jesus.
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
• Heb 8:11 : 11 No longer will they teach their neighbors or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.
• Jas 4:8-9 : 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
• 1 Pet 1:14-18 : 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct. 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." 17 If you call upon the Father, who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, live your lives in reverent fear during the time of your temporary residence here. 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
• 1 Pet 2:11-12 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which wage war against the soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 4:2-5 : 2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God. 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
• 2 Pet 1:4-8 : 4 Through these, He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge; 6 to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; 7 to godliness, brotherly love; and to brotherly love, love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
• 2 Pet 2:20-22 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 Of them the true proverb has come true: "A dog returns to its own vomit," and, "A sow that is washed returns to wallowing in the mud."
• 2 Pet 3:11 : 11 Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,
• 1 John 2:6 : 6 Whoever says they abide in Him must also walk as He walked.
• 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
• 1 John 2:27 : 27 As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things—and it is true and not a lie—just as it has taught you, remain in Him.
• 1 John 5:19 : 19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
• Jude 1:18 : 18 They said to you, 'In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.'
• Ezek 18:30-31 : 30 Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
• Ps 105:45 : 45 so that they might keep His statutes and observe His laws. Praise the LORD!