Christ died and returned to life(A) for this: that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.(B) 10 But you, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or you, why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.[a](C) 11 For it is written,

As I live, says the Lord,
every knee will bow to me,(D)
and every tongue will give praise to God.[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 14:10 Other mss read of Christ
  2. 14:11 Is 45:23; 49:18

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

10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister[a]? Or why do you treat them with contempt?(C) For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.(D) 11 It is written:

“‘As surely as I live,’(E) says the Lord,
‘every knee will bow before me;
    every tongue will acknowledge God.’”[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:10 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verses 13, 15 and 21.
  2. Romans 14:11 Isaiah 45:23