1 Brødre! om også et Menneske bliver overrasket af nogen Forsyndelse, da hjælper en sådan til Rette, I åndelige! med Sagtmodigheds Ånd, og se til dig selv, at ikke også du bliver fristet!

1 Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.

2 Bærer hverandres Byrder og opfylder således Kristi Lov!

2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

3 Thi når nogen mener, at han er noget, skønt han intet er, da bedrager han sig selv.

3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

4 Men hver prøve sin egen Gerning, og da skal han have sin Ros i Forhold til sig selv alene, og ikke til Næsten;

4 But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.

5 thi hver skal bære sin egen Byrde.

5 For each one will bear his own load.

6 Men den, som undervises i Ordet skal dele alt godt med den, som underviser ham.

6 The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him.

7 Farer ikke vild; Gud lader sig ikke spotte; thi hvad et Menneske sår, det skal han også høste.

7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.

8 Thi den, som sår i sit Kød, skal høste Fordærvelse af Kødet; men den, som sår i Ånden, skal høste evigt Liv af Ånden.

8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

9 Men når vi gøre det gode, da lader os ikke blive trætte; thi i sin Tid skulle vi høste, såfremt vi ikke give tabt.

9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

10 Så lader os altså, efter som vi have Lejlighed, gøre det gode imod alle, men mest imod Troens egne!

10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

11 Ser nu, med hvor store Bogstaver jeg skriver til eder med min egen Hånd!

11 See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.

12 Alle de, som ville tage sig godt ud i Kødet, de tvinge eder til at lade eder omskære, alene for at de ikke skulle forfølges for Kristi Kors's Skyld.

12 Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

13 Thi ikke engang de, som lade sig omskære, holde selv Loven; men de ville, at I skulle lade eder omskære, for at de kunne rose sig af eders Kød.

13 For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.

14 Men det være langt fra mig at rose mig uden af vor Herres Jesu Kristi Kors,ved hvem Verden er korsfæstet for mig, og jeg for Verden.

14 But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

15 Thi hverken Omskærelse eller Forhud er noget, men en ny Skabning.

15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

16 Og så mange, som vandre efter denne Rettesnor, over dem være Fred og Barmhjertighed, og over Guds Israel!

16 And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

17 Herefter volde ingen mig Besvær; thi jeg bærer Jesu Mærketegn på mit Legeme:

17 From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.

18 Vor Herres Jesu Kristi Nåde være med eders Ånd, Brødre! Amen. 

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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