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 King James Version (NKJV)For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.”

Context of Romans 14:11

9Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead. 10So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 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.’” 12Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. 13So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.

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 as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the Lord’s glory,
• Isaiah 49:18Look around you and see, for all your children will come back to you. As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.
• Jeremiah 22:24“As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “I will abandon you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. Even if you were the signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off.
• Ezekiel 5:11“As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins.
• Zephaniah 2:9Now, as surely as I live,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, “Moab and Ammon will be destroyed— destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of stinging nettles, salt pits, and eternal desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them and take their land.”
• Psalms 72:11All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.
• Isaiah 45:22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.
• Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
• Revelation 5:14And the four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the Lamb.
• Romans 10:9If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
• Romans 15:9He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote: “For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”
• Matthew 10:32“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
• 1 John 4:15All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
• 2 John 1:7I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person 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