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Romans 14:11–12

11 for it is written,

y“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,

and every tongue shall confess2 to God.”

12 So then zeach of us will give an account of himself to God.

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Romans 14:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 It is written:

“ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,

‘every knee will bow before me;

every tongue will acknowledge God.’ ”

12 So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 For the Scriptures say,

“ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,

‘every knee will bend to me,

and every tongue will declare allegiance praise to God.’ ”

12 Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 For it is written:

“As I live, says the Lord,

Every knee shall bow to Me,

And every tongue shall confess to God.”

12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 because it is written in the Scriptures:

“ ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,

‘Everyone will bow before me;

everyone will say that I am God.’ ”

12 So each of us will have to answer to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 For it is written, I live, saith the Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then each of us shall give an account concerning himself to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Scripture says, 

“As certainly as I live, says the Lord, 

everyone will worship me, 

and everyone will praise God.” 

12 All of us will have to give an account of ourselves to God. 

Romans 14:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 For it is written:

As I live, says the Lord,

every knee will bow to Me,

and every tongue will give praise to God.

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

Romans 14:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 For it is written,

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,

and every tongue shall give praise to God.”

12 So then, each of us will be accountable to God.

Romans 14:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 For it is written,

“As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me,

and every tongue will praise God.”

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

Romans 14:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 It is written,

“ ‘You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord.

‘And you can be just as sure that every knee will bow down in front of me.

Every tongue will tell the truth to God.’ ”

12 So we will all have to explain to God the things we have done.

Romans 14:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 For it is written,

As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me,

And every tongue shall give praise to God.”

12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.


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