Verse 16

But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country: therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å være kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt dem en by.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over dem som kalles sine, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk King James

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk: derfor er Gud ikke skammet for å bli kalt deres Gud; for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for Han har forberedt en by for dem.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men nå ønsker de et bedre, det er, et himmelsk; derfor er Gud ikke skamfull over å kalles deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Men nå søker de et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk land: derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har gjort klar en by for dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men nå ønsker de seg et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, nemlig et himmelsk; derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk fedreland. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by til dem.

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

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk fedreland. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by til dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men nå ønsker de et bedre, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over dem, ved å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har gjort i stand en by for dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud; for han har gjort en by klar for dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  men nu hige de efter et bedre, det er et himmelsk; derfor blues Gud ikke ved dem, at kaldes deres Gud; thi han haver beredt dem en Stad.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk: Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, nemlig et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har beredt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men nå lengter de etter et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer ikke Gud seg over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men nå søker de et bedre land, det vil si et himmelsk. Derfor skammer Gud seg ikke over å bli kalt deres Gud, for han har forberedt en by for dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But now they desyre a better that is to saye a hevenlye. Wherfore God is not ashamed of them even to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But now they desyre a better, that is to saye, a heauely. Wherfore God is not ashamed of the, eue to be called their God: for he hath prepared a cite for them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But nowe they desire a better, that is an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But nowe they desire a better, that is, a heauenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a citie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Heb 2:11 : 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
• Heb 11:10 : 10 For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
• Heb 13:14 : 14 For here we do not have a continuing city, but we seek the one to come.
• Exod 3:15 : 15 And God said moreover to Moses, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
• Gen 17:7-8 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
• Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away. 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Mark 8:38 : 38 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
• Heb 11:14 : 14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland.
• John 14:2 : 2 In my Father's house are many rooms: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
• Acts 7:32 : 32 Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and did not dare to look.
• Phil 3:20 : 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
• 2 Tim 4:18 : 18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Gen 28:13 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;
• Luke 12:32 : 32 Do not fear, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• Luke 20:37 : 37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed in the bush passage, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
• Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
• Mark 12:26 : 26 But concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Matt 22:31-32 : 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
• Gen 26:24 : 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.
• Exod 4:5 : 5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.