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10 so that at the name given to Jesus
    every knee should bend,
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(A)

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10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,(A)
    in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(B)

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23 By myself I have sworn;
    from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness
    a word that shall not return:
“To me every knee shall bow,
    every tongue shall swear.”(A)

24 Only in the Lord, it shall be said of me,
    are righteousness and strength;
all who were incensed against him
    shall come to him and be ashamed.(B)
25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
    shall triumph and glory.(C)

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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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13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing,

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”(A)

14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

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13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(A) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(B) and to the Lamb(C)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(D)

14 The four living creatures(E) said, “Amen,”(F) and the elders(G) fell down and worshiped.(H)

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18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.(A)

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18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.(A)

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And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”

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And again, when God brings his firstborn(A) into the world,(B) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)

10 Why do you pass judgment on 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](A) 11 For it is written,

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall give praise to[b] God.”(B)

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  1. 14.10 Other ancient authorities read of Christ
  2. 14.11 Or confess

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

28 Do not be astonished at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and will come out: those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of condemnation.(A)

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28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(A) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(B)

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10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.(A)

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10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment(A)—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.(B)

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13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done.(A)

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13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades(A) gave up the dead(B) that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.(C)

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10 the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,(A)

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10 the twenty-four elders(A) fall down before him(B) who sits on the throne(C) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

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Prayer for the Readers

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3.14 Other ancient authorities add of our Lord Jesus Christ

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel(A) before the Father,

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29 and after twisting some thorns into a crown they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”(A)

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29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.(A)

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(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[a] into the lower parts of the earth?[b]

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  1. 4.9 Other ancient authorities add first
  2. 4.9 Or parts, to the earth

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[a]?

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  1. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth