Verse 21

I speak concerning reproach, as though we were weak. But in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Jeg taler når det gjelder skam, som om vi har vært svake. Men uansett hvor noen er modig, (jeg taler dumt,) er jeg modig også.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Til min skam sier jeg dette, som om vi har vært svake. Men i det som noen våger, (uten at jeg mener det alvorlig,) det våger også jeg.

• Norsk King James

  Jeg snakker i forbindelse med skam, som om vi har vært svake. Men hvor som helst noen er modig (jeg snakker tåpelig), er jeg også modig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til skam sier jeg dette, at vi sto svakt der; men det som noen er dristig av — jeg taler i tåpelighet — det er jeg også dristig av.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Jeg taler etter vanære, som om vi hadde vært svake. Men hvor andre er dristige (jeg taler i dårskap), der er jeg også dristig.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jeg sier dette med skam, som om vi skulle ha vært svake. Men det noen våger å skryte av — i dumhet snakker jeg nå — det våger også jeg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jeg taler om dette til vanære, som om vi var svake. Men hva noen enn våger seg på (jeg taler som i dårskap), det tør jeg også.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jeg taler om den kritikk og forakt vi har møtt, som om vi var svake; men der noen er dristige (jeg taler kanskje tåpelig), er jeg også dristig.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Til min skam må jeg si at vi var svake til å gjøre slike ting. Men om noen andre våger å rose seg av noe (jeg snakker nå i dårskap), våger også jeg.

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

  Til min skam må jeg si at vi var svake til å gjøre slike ting. Men om noen andre våger å rose seg av noe (jeg snakker nå i dårskap), våger også jeg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det sier jeg til min skam, som om vi var svake. Men det enhver våger å gjøre (jeg sier det i dårskap), det våger jeg også.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To my shame, I must admit that we were too weak for that! Yet whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.21", "source": "Κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω, ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήσαμεν. Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τις τολμᾷ, (ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω,) τολμῶ κἀγώ.", "text": "According to *atimian* I *legō*, as that we *ēsthenēsamen*. But in what anyone *tolma*, (in *aphrosynē* I *legō*,) *tolmō* I also.", "grammar": { "*atimian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - dishonor/shame", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - speak/say", "*ēsthenēsamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - were weak/feeble", "*tolma*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - dares/is bold", "*aphrosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - foolishness", "*tolmō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - dare/am bold" }, "variants": { "*atimian*": "dishonor/shame/disgrace", "*legō*": "speak/say/tell", "*ēsthenēsamen*": "were weak/feeble/powerless", "*tolma*": "dares/is bold/has courage", "*aphrosynē*": "foolishness/folly/senselessness", "*tolmō*": "dare/am bold/have courage" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Til vanære sier jeg, som om vi var svake. Men hvor noen er frimodige (jeg taler i dårskap), der er jeg også frimodig.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Skam siger jeg dette, at vi (deri) vare svage; men det hvoraf Nogen er dristig, — jeg taler i Daarlighed — er og jeg dristig af.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jeg taler om tilkortkommenhet, som om vi har vært svake. Men der andre våger, (jeg taler dåraktig,) våger jeg også.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Som en form for nedsettelse sier jeg at vi har vært svake. Men hva noen enn måtte være djerv i (jeg taler i tåpelighet), så er jeg også djerv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For å nedverdige meg selv sier jeg dette, som om vi var svake. Men hva enn noen er modig i, sier jeg i dumskap: også jeg er det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jeg taler til min egen skade, som om vi hadde vært svake. Men der noen er dristige (jeg taler i dårskap), er jeg også dristig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jeg sier dette for å skamme oss, som om vi hadde vært svake. Men hvis noen opphøyer seg (jeg snakker som en tåpelig person), vil jeg gjøre det samme.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I speake as concernynge rebuke as though we had bene weake. How be it wherin soever eny man dare be bolde (I speake folisshly) I dare be bolde als

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I speake concernynge rebuke, as though we were weake.Wherin so euer now eny man darre be bolde (I speake folishly) therin darre I be bolde also.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I speake as concerning the reproche: as though that we had bene weake: but wherein any ma is bold (I speake foolishly) I am bold also.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I speake concernyng reproche, as though we had ben weake: Howbeit, wherin soeuer any man is bolde, (I speake foolishly) I am bolde also.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet however any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold -- in foolishness I say `it' -- I also am bold.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet however any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about(I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 For his letters, they say, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
• 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as if foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
• 2 Cor 11:22-27 : 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• 2 Cor 10:1-2 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself plead with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2 But I plead with you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence by which I think to be bold against some who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
• 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.
• Phil 3:3-6 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has reason to trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless.