Verse 16

John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  svarte Johannes og sa til dem alle: 'Jeg døper dere med vann; men det kommer en som er mektigere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løsne skoremmen på hans sko: han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  da svarte Johannes alle og sa: "Jeg døper dere med vann; men det kommer en som er sterkere enn jeg, han jeg ikke er verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans; han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• Norsk King James

  Johannes svarte alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere med vann; men det kommer en mektigere enn meg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løsne remmen på sandalene hans; han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Johannes svarte dem alle: Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er sterkere enn meg. Jeg er ikke verdig til å løse remmen på sandalene hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den hellige ånd og ild.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  svarte Johannes og sa til dem alle: Jeg døper dere med vann; men den som er mektigere enn jeg kommer, hvis skolestropp jeg ikke er verdig å løsne: han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Johannes svarte dem alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er mektigere enn meg, og jeg er ikke engang verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  svarte Johannes dem alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en mektigere enn meg, han som jeg ikke er verdig å løse sandalremmen på. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Johannes svarte og sa til dem alle: 'Jeg døper dere med vann, men en mektigere enn jeg kommer – han, hvis sandaler jeg ikke engang er verdig å løsne – han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  svarte Johannes alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere nok med vann, men det kommer en som er sterkere enn jeg. Jeg er ikke engang verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

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

  svarte Johannes alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere nok med vann, men det kommer en som er sterkere enn jeg. Jeg er ikke engang verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Johannes svarte dem alle og sa: «Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er mektigere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den hellige ånd og ild.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  John answered them all by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who is mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Johannes svarte da og sa til dem alle: Jeg døper dere med vann; men det kommer en som er sterkere enn meg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løsne stroppen på sandalene hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da svarede Johannes og sagde til Alle: Jeg døber eder vel med Vand, men den kommer, som er stærkere end jeg, hvis Skotvinge jeg er ikke værdig til at løse; han skal døbe eder med den Hellig-Aand og Ild.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Johannes svarte dem alle: Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er mektigere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den hellige ånd og ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  svarte Johannes dem alle: "Jeg døper dere med vann, men han som er mektigere enn jeg, kommer, og jeg er ikke verd å løse sandalreimen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Johannes svarte dem alle: 'Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er mektigere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Johannes svarte dem alle: Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er sterkere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å løse sandalremmen hans. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og med ild.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  svarte Johannes dem alle og sa: Jeg døper dere med vann, men det kommer en som er sterkere enn meg, som jeg ikke er verdig til å løse sandalremmen på. Han skal døpe dere med Den Hellige Ånd og ild.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ihon answered and sayde to them all: I baptyse you wt water but a stronger then I cometh after me whose shue latchet I am not worthy to vnlouse: he will baptise you with the holy goost and with fyre:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ihon answered, and sayde vnto the all: I baptyse you with water, but after me there cometh one stronger the I, whose shue lachet I am not worthy to lowse: he shal baptyse you with the holy goost and with fyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iohn aunswered, and said vnto them all, In deede I baptize you with water: but one stronger then I commeth, whose shoes latched I am not worthy to vnlose, he shall baptize you with the holy ghost, and with fire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

• World English Bible (2000)

  John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  John answered them all,“I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming– I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:5 : 5 For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
• John 1:26 : 26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.
• John 1:33 : 33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.
• Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
• Mark 1:7-8 : 7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
• Joel 2:28-29 : 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
• Acts 11:15-16 : 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 19:4-5 : 4 Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
• 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
• Acts 13:24-25 : 24 When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.
• John 7:38 : 38 He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.
• Acts 2:3-4 : 3 And there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
• Acts 2:17-18 : 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out My Spirit on all people; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams: 18 On My servants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy:
• Acts 2:33 : 33 Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you now see and hear.
• Acts 10:44 : 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Prov 1:23 : 23 Turn at my rebuke; surely I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.
• Isa 4:4 : 4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and has purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning.
• Isa 32:15 : 15 Until the spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.
• Isa 44:3-4 : 3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
• Ezek 36:25 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.