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


In Context

6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

7 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone.

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.' "

Romans 14:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ died and rose again; that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ died and lived again , that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ has died and lived again, that he might rule over both dead and living.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ died, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the living.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:9for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.