Romans 14:9-12

Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another

9 For to this end Christ v died and lived again, that he might be Lord both w of the dead and of the living.

10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For w we will all stand before x the judgment seat of God;

11 for it is written,
y "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess 1 to God."

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

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 1:18
    And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
    Revelation 2:8
    And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: 'The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 10:42
    And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.
    Revelation 20:12
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.
  3. Cross References
    Romans 14:9
    For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
  4. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 5:10
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
  5. Cross References
    Philippians 2:10 - 11
    So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
    Isaiah 45:23
    By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:23
    By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 12:36
    I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.
    Matthew 16:27
    For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
    1 Peter 4:5
    But they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
    Galatians 6:5
    For each will have to bear his own load.
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