⁷ For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself.

⁸ For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Therefore, whether we live, or whether we die, we are the Lord's.

⁹ For to this end Christ died and rose again; that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

¹⁰ But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? or thou, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

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

¹² Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself.