Guds ord

Swedish

Noun

Guds ord n (uncountable)

  1. (religion) the word of God (a message from God, or a manifestation of His will)
    • 1998, Mohammed Knut Bernström, transl., “At-Tawbah 9:6”, in Koranens budskap‎[1], © Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:
      Om någon bland avgudadyrkarna söker skydd hos dig, ge honom då ditt beskydd, så att han får höra Guds ord.
      If any of the idolaters seek refuge with you, grant him your protection, so that he may hear the word of God.
    • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Krönikeboken 17:3”, in Bibel 2000‎[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:
      Samma natt kom Guds ord till Natan.
      That same night the word of God came to Nathan.
  2. (by extension) the Word of God (a sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as the work of God)
    • 1987, Lars Hartman, “Guds ord och människors förståelse”, in Signum‎[3], number 4, archived from the original on 2 August 2021:
      Men om Bibeln för kristna är Guds ord, [...] är den ena tolkningen lika god som den andra?
      But if the Bible for Christians is the Word of God, is one interpretation as good as the other?
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎[4], Catholica, archived from the original on 23 March 2023, §100:
      Uppdraget att autentiskt tolka Guds ord har enbart anförtrotts åt kyrkans läroämbete.
      The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church.

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