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Romans 14:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Romans 14:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 14:1117 words
GreekMeaning
γέγραπταιgegraptai
It has been writtenverbG1125
γάρgar
forwordG1063
Ζῶ
LiveverbG2198
ἐγώegō
I myselfpronounG1473
λέγειlegei
saysverbG3004
κύριοςkyrios
the LordnounG2962
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐμοὶemoi
to Me myselfpronounG1473
κάμψειkampsei
will bowverbG2578
πᾶνpan
everyadjectiveG3956
γόνυgony
kneenounG1119
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶσαpasa
everyadjectiveG3956
γλῶσσαglōssa
tonguenounG1100
ἐξομολογήσεταιexomologēsetai
will confessverbG1843
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 14:11

“For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” See how he again puts his mind into confusion, while he seems to be rebuking the other. For he intimates some such thing, as if he had said, How does it affect you? Are you to be punished for him? But this he does not say, but hints at it by putting it in a milder form, and saying, “For we shall all…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 25 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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