Romans 14:11

Romans 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
• New International Version (NIV)It is written: “ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’”

Context of Romans 14:11

9For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” 12So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.

Romans 14:11 word by word

γέγραπται γάρ· ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει κύριος, ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ θεῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• kneeγόνυgonu · a kneeG1119
• shall bowκάμπτωkamptō · to bend/bowG2578
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• tongueγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100
• shall confessἐξομολογέομαιexomologeō · to agreeG1843
• to Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Romans 14:11

• Numbers 14:21but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord—
• Isaiah 49:18Lift up your eyes, look around and see; All these gather together and come to you. As I live,” says the Lord, “You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, And bind them on you as a bride does.
• Jeremiah 22:24“As I live,” says the Lord, “though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on My right hand, yet I would pluck you off;
• Ezekiel 5:11‘Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity.
• Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as I live,” Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Surely Moab shall be like Sodom, And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah— Overrun with weeds and saltpits, And a perpetual desolation. The residue of My people shall plunder them, And the remnant of My people shall possess them.”
• Psalms 72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
• Isaiah 45:22“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
• Revelation 5:14Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
• Romans 10:9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Romans 15:9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.”
• Matthew 10:32“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
• 1 John 4:15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
• 2 John 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

Commentaries on Romans 14:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For it is written - This passage is recorded in Isaiah 45:23. It is not quoted literally, but the sense is preserved. In Isaiah there can be no doubt that it refers to Yahweh. The speaker expressly calls himself Yahweh, the name which is appropriate to God alone, and which is never applied to a creature; Romans 14:18. In the place before us, the words are applied by Paul expressly to Christ; compare Romans 14:10. This mode of quotation is a strong…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Though some are weak, and others are strong, yet all must agree not to live to themselves. No one who has given up his name to Christ, is allowedly a self-seeker; that is against true Christianity. The business of our lives is not to please ourselves, but to please God. That is true Christianity, which makes Christ all in all. Though Christians are of different strength, capacities, and practices in lesser things, yet they are all the Lord's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11This quotation is from Isaiah 49:18; 45:23. In its original context, Isaiah 45:23 appears among strong statements about God’s sovereignty (Isaiah 45:22, 24). Sovereign means having the highest authority and complete power. When God is described as sovereign, it means that God rules over all things. Because God alone is sovereign, only he has the right to judge. For this reason, believers should not judge one another (Romans 14:10, 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. For it is written--(Is 45:23). As I live, saith the Lord--Hebrew, Jehovah. every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God--consequently, shall bow to the award of God upon their character and actions.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 14:11

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Judgment
• Quotations and Allusions
• Repentance
• Self-Denial
• Uncharitableness

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Commentaries on Romans 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings