Therefore God exalted him(A) to the highest place
    and gave him the name that is above every name,(B)
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,(C)
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(D)
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,(E)
    to the glory of God the Father.

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23 By myself I have sworn,(A)
    my mouth has uttered in all integrity(B)
    a word that will not be revoked:(C)
Before me every knee will bow;(D)
    by me every tongue will swear.(E)
24 They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone
    are deliverance(F) and strength.(G)’”
All who have raged against him
    will come to him and be put to shame.(H)
25 But all the descendants(I) of Israel
    will find deliverance(J) in the Lord
    and will make their boast in him.(K)

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

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

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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

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:15 The Greek for family (patria) is derived from the Greek for father (pater).

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(A) and who lives for ever and ever,(B) 10 the twenty-four elders(C) fall down before him(D) who sits on the throne(E) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(F)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(G)

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Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(A) and who lives for ever and ever,(B) 10 the twenty-four elders(C) fall down before him(D) who sits on the throne(E) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(F)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(G)

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