Guds ord

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 [The Message of the Quran]‎^[1], Proprius förlag, accessed at Quran.com, archived from the original on 9 September 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.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Krönikeboken [1 Chronicles] 17:3”, in Bibel 2000‎^[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 September 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
   1. a sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as the work of God
      • 1987, Lars Hartman, “Guds ord och människors förståelse [The Word of God and Human Understanding]”, in Signum‎^[3], number 4, archived from the original on 9 September 2025:

        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 [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[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.

   2. (Christianity) the Logos

      Synonym: Ordet

      • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Uppenbarelseboken [Revelation] 19:13”, in Bibel 2000‎^[5], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 27 August 2025:

        Han var klädd i en mantel som doppats i blod, och hans namn är »Guds ord«.

        He was dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is "the Word of God".

      • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎^[6], Catholica, archived from the original on 3 December 2024, §102:

        Kom ihåg att det är fråga om ett och samma Guds ord som finns spritt i alla Skrifterna, [...] som i begynnelsen var Gud och fanns hos Gud.

        Recall that it is one and the same Word of God that extends throughout Scripture, which in the beginning was God, and was with God.

• gud in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)