Verse 8

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Other Translations

  • Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

    Bær da frukter som står i forhold til omvendelse, og begynn ikke å si i dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham til vår far'; for jeg sier dere, at Gud kan reise opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • NT, oversatt fra gresk

    Vis at dere har omvendt dere. Begynn ikke å si til dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham som far.' For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Norsk King James

    Vis derfor med livene deres at dere har omvendt dere, og si ikke til dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham som far.' For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn av Abraham fra disse steinene.»

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Bær derfor frukt som viser at dere har omvendt dere, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene.

  • KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

    Bær da frukt som svarer til omvendelsen, og si ikke ved dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far; for jeg sier dere: Gud er mektig til å oppvekke barn for Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

    Bær derfor frukt som er verdig omvendelsen, og si ikke til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere: Gud kan oppreise barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Bær derfor frukt som er omvendelsen verdig, og begynn ikke å si i dere selv: Vi har Abraham som far. For jeg sier dere: Gud kan reise opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Frembring derfor frukter som viser ekte omvendelse, og tenk ikke hos dere: 'Vi har Abraham som vår far.' For jeg sier dere: Gud kan få selv disse steinene til å reise barn for Abraham.

  • gpt4.5-preview

    Bær da frukt som svarer til omvendelsen, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

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

    Bær da frukt som svarer til omvendelsen, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Bær derfor frukt som svarer til omvendelsen. Og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham til far.' For jeg sier dere: Gud kan oppreise barn for Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, and do not begin 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.

  • biblecontext

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  • NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

    Bær derfor frukt som er verdig omvendelsen, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: ‘Vi har Abraham til far’; for jeg sier dere at Gud kan oppreise barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Bærer derfor Omvendelsens værdige Frugter og begynder ikke at sige ved eder selv: Vi have Abraham til Fader; thi jeg siger eder, at Gud kan opvække Abraham Børn af disse Stene.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Bær derfor frukt som viser omvendelse, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Bær derfor frukt som er omvendelsen verdig, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: 'Vi har Abraham til far'; for jeg sier dere at Gud har makt til å reise opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene!

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Gi derfor frukt som viser omvendelse, og begynn ikke å si til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan oppreise barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Bær da frukt som viser at dere har vendt om, og si ikke ved dere selv: Vi har Abraham som far! For jeg sier dere at Gud kan vekke opp barn til Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Vis ved deres handlinger at dere har omvendt dere; og si ikke til dere selv: Vi har Abraham til far. For jeg sier dere at Gud kan reise opp barn for Abraham av disse steinene.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Bringe forth due frutes of repentaunce and begynne not to saye in youre selves we have Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you: God is able of these stones to reyse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Take hede, brynge forth due frutes of repetauce, & begynne not to saye: We haue Abraha to or father. For I saye vnto you: God is able of these stones to rayse vp children vnto Abraham.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Bring foorth therefore fruites worthy amendement of life, and beginne not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Bryng foorth therefore due fruites of repentaunce, and begyn not to say within your selues, we haue Abraham to our father: For I saye vnto you, that God is able of these stones, to rayse vp childre vnto Abraham.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves,‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 26:20 : 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.
  • John 8:33 : 33 They answered him, We are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone: how can you say, You shall be made free?
  • Isa 1:16-18 : 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
  • Ezek 18:27-31 : 27 Again, when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has committed, and does what is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considers and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet says the house of Israel, ‘The way of the Lord is not equal.’ O house of Israel, are not My ways equal? Are not your ways unequal? 30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, says the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby you have transgressed; and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, O house of Israel?
  • Matt 21:43 : 43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing its fruits.
  • Gal 5:22-24 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
  • Rom 4:16 : 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end that the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
  • Rom 9:7 : 7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called.
  • 2 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner, what diligence it produced in you, yes, what clearing of yourselves, yes, what indignation, yes, what fear, yes, what vehement desire, yes, what zeal, yes, what vindication! In all things you have proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
  • Gal 3:28-29 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
  • Heb 6:7-8 : 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God: 8 But that which bears thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near to being cursed, its end is to be burned.
  • John 8:39 : 39 They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.
  • Luke 13:28-29 : 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.
  • Luke 16:23-31 : 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us who would come from there. 27 Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.
  • Luke 19:40 : 40 And he answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would immediately cry out.
  • Matt 8:11-12 : 11 And I say to you, that many will come from the east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves citizens of the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.
  • Jer 7:4-9 : 4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5 For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your deeds; if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor; 6 If you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your harm; 7 Then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, forever and ever. 8 Behold, you trust in deceptive words that cannot profit. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
  • Josh 4:3-8 : 3 And command them, saying, Take from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and leave them in the place where you will lodge tonight. 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had appointed from the children of Israel, one man from each tribe, 5 And Joshua said to them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and every one of you take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, 6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean? 7 Then you shall answer them, That the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever. 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, as the LORD spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.