11It is written: " 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.' "


In Context

8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

10 You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat.

11 It is written: " 'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.' "

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

13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.

Romans 14:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, I live, saith the Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, |'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:11For it is written, As I live, said the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.