Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - They will say, “Where is this ‘return’ he promised? Everything goes on in the same way it has since our people of long ago died. In fact, it has continued this way since God first created everything.”
- 新标点和合本 - “主要降临的应许在哪里呢？因为从列祖睡了以来，万物与起初创造的时候仍是一样。”
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 说：“他要来临的应许在哪里呢？因为从列祖长眠以来，万物与起初创造的时候仍是一样啊！”
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 说：“他要来临的应许在哪里呢？因为从列祖长眠以来，万物与起初创造的时候仍是一样啊！”
- 当代译本 - “主要降临的应许在哪里？从我们的祖先长眠地下直到现在，万物依旧与创世之初一样。”
- 圣经新译本 - “他要降临的应许在哪里呢？因为自从列祖睡了以来，万物依然存在，与起初创造的时候一样。”
- 中文标准译本 - 并且说：“他 来临的应许在哪里呢？其实自从祖先睡了以来，一切 都继续存留，与创世之初一样。”
- 现代标点和合本 - “主要降临的应许在哪里呢？因为从列祖睡了以来，万物与起初创造的时候仍是一样。”
- 和合本（拼音版） - “主要降临的应许在哪里呢？因为从列祖睡了以来，万物与起初创造的时候仍是一样。”
- New International Version - They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”
- English Standard Version - They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”
- New Living Translation - They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”
- Christian Standard Bible - saying, “Where is his ‘coming’ that he promised? Ever since our ancestors fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”
- New American Standard Bible - and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue just as they were from the beginning of creation.”
- New King James Version - and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”
- Amplified Bible - and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming [what has become of it]? For ever since the fathers fell asleep [in death], all things have continued [exactly] as they did from the beginning of creation.”
- American Standard Version - and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- King James Version - And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- New English Translation - and saying, “Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”
- World English Bible - and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
- 新標點和合本 - 「主要降臨的應許在哪裏呢？因為從列祖睡了以來，萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣。」
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 說：「他要來臨的應許在哪裏呢？因為從列祖長眠以來，萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣啊！」
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 說：「他要來臨的應許在哪裏呢？因為從列祖長眠以來，萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣啊！」
- 當代譯本 - 「主要降臨的應許在哪裡？從我們的祖先長眠地下直到現在，萬物依舊與創世之初一樣。」
- 聖經新譯本 - “他要降臨的應許在哪裡呢？因為自從列祖睡了以來，萬物依然存在，與起初創造的時候一樣。”
- 呂振中譯本 - 說：『主御臨的應許在哪裏呢？從列祖長眠了以來，萬物依然不變，像從創造之初一樣啊。』
- 中文標準譯本 - 並且說：「他 來臨的應許在哪裡呢？其實自從祖先睡了以來，一切 都繼續存留，與創世之初一樣。」
- 現代標點和合本 - 「主要降臨的應許在哪裡呢？因為從列祖睡了以來，萬物與起初創造的時候仍是一樣。」
- 文理和合譯本 - 謂降臨之許安在、自列祖寢時、萬物與初創無異、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 造物以來、列祖云亡、萬物如故、主許復臨、則未之見、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 所許主復臨之言、應驗安在、自列祖去世 去世原文作寢 以來、萬物如故、與創造之始無異、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 『造物以來、烈祖云亡、萬物如故；臨格之言、而今安在？』
- Nueva Versión Internacional - «¿Qué hubo de esa promesa de su venida? Nuestros padres murieron, y nada ha cambiado desde el principio de la creación».
- 현대인의 성경 - “예수가 다시 온다는 약속은 도대체 어떻게 되었소? 우리 조상들이 죽은 이후로 세상은 창조된 그대로 있지 않소?” 하고 말할 것입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - и говорящие: «Так как же насчет обещания Его прихода? Ведь с тех пор, как умерли отцы, все остается так, как было от начала творения».
- Восточный перевод - и говорящие: «Так как же насчёт обещания Его прихода? Ведь с тех пор, как умерли отцы, всё остаётся так, как было от начала творения».
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - и говорящие: «Так как же насчёт обещания Его прихода? Ведь с тех пор, как умерли отцы, всё остаётся так, как было от начала творения».
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - и говорящие: «Так как же насчёт обещания Его прихода? Ведь с тех пор, как умерли отцы, всё остаётся так, как было от начала творения».
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - « Alors, qu’en est-il de la promesse de sa venue ? Nos ancêtres sont morts et depuis que le monde est monde, rien n’a changé ! »
- リビングバイブル - 彼らはこんなことを言う議論のベテランです。「キリストがまた帰って来るという約束はどうなったのか。この世界は造られた最初の日から何も変わらないではないか。イエスが帰って来るなどということはありえない。」
- Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ; ἀφ’ ἧς γὰρ οἱ πατέρες ἐκοιμήθησαν, πάντα οὕτως διαμένει ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ λέγοντες, ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ? ἀφ’ ἧς γὰρ οἱ πατέρες ἐκοιμήθησαν, πάντα οὕτως διαμένει ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς κτίσεως.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Eles dirão: “O que houve com a promessa da sua vinda? Desde que os antepassados morreram, tudo continua como desde o princípio da criação”.
- Hoffnung für alle - Spöttisch werden sie euch fragen: »Wo ist denn nun euer Christus? Hat er nicht versprochen, dass er wiederkommt? Schon unsere Vorfahren haben vergeblich gewartet. Sie sind längst gestorben, und alles ist so geblieben, wie es von Anfang an war!«
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Họ mỉa mai: “Chúa Giê-xu hứa Ngài sẽ tái lâm phải không? Vậy Ngài ở đâu chưa thấy đến? Ngài chẳng bao giờ trở lại, vì từ khi có trời đất, mọi sự đều y nguyên, chẳng có gì thay đổi!”
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พวกเขาจะกล่าวว่า “ไหนล่ะ ‘การเสด็จมา’ ที่ทรงสัญญาไว้? นานมาแล้วตั้งแต่บรรพบุรุษของเราตายไปทุกอย่างก็ดำเนินไปเหมือนที่เป็นมาตั้งแต่เริ่มสร้างโลก”
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - โดยพูดว่า “คำที่ได้สัญญาไว้ว่า พระองค์จะมานั้น อยู่ที่ไหน ตั้งแต่ที่บรรพบุรุษของเราเสียชีวิตไป ทุกสิ่งก็เป็นไปตามเดิมนับตั้งแต่การสร้างโลก”
Cross Reference
- Matthew 24:28 - The vultures will gather wherever there is a dead body.
- Revelation 3:14 - “Here is what I command you to write to the church in Laodicea. Here are the words of Jesus, who is the Amen. What he speaks is faithful and true. He rules over what God has created. He says,
- Mark 10:6 - “But at the beginning of creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ( Genesis 1:27 )
- Mark 13:19 - Those days will be worse than any others from the time God created the world until now. And there will never be any like them again.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?
- Ezekiel 11:3 - They say, ‘Haven’t our houses just been built again? The city is like a pot used for cooking. And we are the meat in it.’
- Luke 12:45 - But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time to come back.’ Suppose that servant begins to beat the other servants, both men and women. Suppose he feeds himself. And suppose he drinks until he gets drunk.
- Genesis 19:14 - Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law. They had promised to marry his daughters. He said, “Hurry up! Get out of this place! The Lord is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
- Ecclesiastes 1:9 - Everything that has ever been will come back again. Everything that has ever been done will be done again. Nothing is new on earth.
- Ezekiel 12:22 - “Son of man, you have a proverb in the land of Israel. It says, ‘The days go by, and not even one vision comes true.’
- Ezekiel 12:23 - Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “I am going to put an end to this proverb. They will not use that saying in Israel anymore.” ’ Tell them, ‘The days are coming soon when every vision will come true.
- Ezekiel 12:24 - There will be no more false visions. People will no longer use magic to find out whether good things are going to happen in Israel.
- Ezekiel 12:25 - I am the Lord. So I will say what I want to. And it will come true when I want it to. In your days I will do everything I say I will. But you people always refuse to obey me,’ announces the Lord and King.”
- Ezekiel 12:26 - A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,
- Ezekiel 12:27 - “Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision Ezekiel sees won’t come true for many years. He is prophesying about a time that is a long way off.’
- Isaiah 5:18 - How terrible it will be for those who continue to sin and lie about it! How terrible for those who keep on doing what is evil as if they were tied to it!
- Isaiah 5:19 - How terrible for those who say, “Let God hurry up and do what he says he will. We want to see it happen. Let us see the plan of the Holy One of Israel. We want to know what it is.”
- Jeremiah 5:12 - They have told lies about the Lord. They said, “He won’t do anything! No harm will come to us. We will never see war or be hungry.
- Jeremiah 5:13 - The prophets are nothing but wind. Their message doesn’t come from the Lord. So let what they say will happen be done to them.”
- Matthew 24:48 - But suppose that slave is evil. Suppose he says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time.’
- Ecclesiastes 8:11 - Sometimes the sentence for a crime isn’t carried out quickly. So people make plans to commit even more crimes.
- Malachi 2:17 - You have worn out the Lord by what you keep saying. “How have we worn him out?” you ask. You have done it by saying, “All those who do evil things are good in the Lord’s sight. And he is pleased with them.” Or you ask, “Is God really fair?”
- Jeremiah 17:15 - They keep saying to me, “What has happened to the message the Lord gave you? Let it come true right now!”