Romans 14:11 “It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bo…”

Romans 14:11

It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

World English Bible

For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

American Standard Version

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

Geneva Bible 1599

For it is written, I liue, sayth the Lord, and euery knee shall bowe to me, and all tongues shall confesse vnto God.

Darby Translation

For it is written, I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Young's Literal Translation

for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

Bible in Basic English

For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

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Cross references

“As”

Isaiah 49:18 Numbers 14:21 Numbers 14:28 Zephaniah 2:9 Ezekiel 5:11 Jeremiah 22:24

Isaiah 49:18 · BSB

Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.

Numbers 14:21 · BSB

“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,

Numbers 14:28 · BSB

So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

Zephaniah 2:9 · BSB

Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My pe…

Ezekiel 5:11 · BSB

Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I…

Jeremiah 22:24 · BSB

“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.

“every knee”

Isaiah 45:22–25 Psalm 72:11 Revelation 5:14 Philippians 2:10

Isaiah 45:22–25 · BSB

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Psalm 72:11 · BSB

May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.

Revelation 5:14 · BSB

And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Philippians 2:10 · BSB

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

“confess”

Romans 10:9 Matthew 10:32 1 John 4:15 Romans 15:9 2 John 1:7

Romans 10:9 · BSB

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Matthew 10:32 · BSB

Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

1 John 4:15 · BSB

If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Romans 15:9 · BSB

so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”

2 John 1:7 · BSB

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

12So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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