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Romans 14:11

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

Romans 14:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Isaiah 45:23

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Paul quotes Isaiah 45:23 and begins with “As I live, says the Lord,” a frequent formula in the prophets.

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 14:11)

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Greek of the New Testament: γέγραπται γάρ Ζῶ ἐγώ λέγει κύριος ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ θεῷ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): בִּי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי יָצָא מִפִּי צְדָקָה דָּבָר וְלֹא יָשׁוּב כִּי לִי תִּכְרַע כָּל בֶּרֶךְ תִּשָּׁבַע כָּל לָשׁוֹן

Septuagint (Isaiah 45:23 in the Septuagint numbering): κατ᾿ ἐμαυτοῦ ὀμνύω, εἰ μὴν ἐξελεύσεται ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου δικαιοσύνη, οἶ λόγοι μου οὐκ ἀποστραφήσονται, ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ ἐξομολογήσεται πᾶσα γλῶσσα τῷ θεῷ,

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 6 consecutive words: “ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ καὶ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 14:11, word by word

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
liveΖῶZō

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

Where else “Zō” appears
saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears
the Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears
kneeγόνυgony

knee

Knee.

Where else “gony” appears
will bowκάμψειkampsei

bend, bow

Bend, bow, especially the knee in worship.

Where else “kampsei” appears
tongueγλῶσσαglōssa

language

The speech of a people.

Where else “glōssa” appears
will confessἐξομολογήσεταιexomologēsetai

confess

To admit something openly, like sins.

Where else “exomologēsetai” appears
to Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 45:23, according to the Greek; compare 49:18.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Isaiah 45:23

Paul quotes Isaiah 45:23 and begins with “As I live, says the Lord,” a frequent formula in the prophets.

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Romans 14:11

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

Isaiah 45:23

23By myself I have sworn; righteousness has gone out from my mouth, a word, and it will not return: that to me every knee will bend, every tongue will swear.

The context

10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you also, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

11 · This verse (above)

12So each of us will give an account of himself.

Read all of Romans 14

To study Romans 14 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What differences are there among believers about eating and about days, and what does Paul ask of each side? (vv. 1-6)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Paul say the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness, peace and joy? (v. 17)

  3. 3. How I live it

    With whom do you differ on non-essential things? How can you pursue what leads to peace with that person? (v. 19)

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