Oversættelse af "afholdende" til engelsk sprog:
Ordbog Dansk-Engelsk
Eksempler (Eksterne kilder, ikke gennemgået)
| men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende | but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self controlled |
| men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende | But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate |
| Men kunne de ikke være afholdende, da lad dem gifte sig thi det er bedre at gifte sig end at lide Brynde. | But if they don't have self control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn. |
| Enhver, som deltager i Kamplegene, er afholdende i alt hine nu vel for at få en forkrænkelig Krans, men vi en uforkrænkelig. | Every man who strives in the games exercises self control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. |
| Men kunne de ikke være afholdende, da lad dem gifte sig thi det er bedre at gifte sig end at lide Brynde. | But if they cannot contain, let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn. |
| Enhver, som deltager i Kamplegene, er afholdende i alt hine nu vel for at få en forkrænkelig Krans, men vi en uforkrænkelig. | And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible. |
| Unddrager eder ikke hinanden, uden måske med fælles Samtykke, til en Tid, for at I kunne have Ro til Bønnen, og for så atter at være sammen, for at Satan ikke skal friste eder, fordi I ikke formå at være afholdende. | Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn't tempt you because of your lack of self control. |
| Unddrager eder ikke hinanden, uden måske med fælles Samtykke, til en Tid, for at I kunne have Ro til Bønnen, og for så atter at være sammen, for at Satan ikke skal friste eder, fordi I ikke formå at være afholdende. | Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. |
