10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For (A)we will all stand before (B)the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,

(C)“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
    and every tongue shall confess[a] to God.”

12 So then (D)each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:11 Or shall give praise

10 Why, then, do you criticize your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For all of us will stand before the judgment seat of God.[a] 11 For it is written,

“As certainly as I live, declares the Lord,[b]
    every knee will bow to me,
        and every tongue will praise[c] God.”[d]

12 Consequently, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:10 Other mss. read of the Messiah
  2. Romans 14:11 MT source citation reads Lord
  3. Romans 14:11 Or confess
  4. Romans 14:11 Cf. Isa 49:18; 45:23