ROM 14:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) As it’s been written:
⇔ “The master is telling me, ‘I am alive
⇔ and every person will bow to me,
⇔ and each one will confess to God.’ ”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For it is written,
⇔  “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bend,
⇔  and every tongue will confess to God.’ ”

UST Indeed, Isaiah wrote in the Scriptures, “The Lord says this oath, ‘As certainly as I am alive, it is just as certain that everyone will worship me. And everyone will acknowledge to me that I am God.’ ”

BSB It is written:
⇔ “As surely as I live,
⇔ says the Lord,
⇔ every knee will bow before Me;
⇔ every tongue will confess to God.”[fn]

14:11 Or will give praise to God or will acknowledge God; Isaiah 45:23 (see also LXX)

BLB For it has been written: "I live, says the Lord, that every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will confess to God."

AICNT for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”[fn]

14:11, Isaiah 49:18, 45:23 LXX

OEB For scripture says – “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend before me and every tongue will praise God.’ ”

WEBBE For it is written,
⇔ “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow.
⇔ Every tongue will confess to God.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For it is written, “ As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

LSV for it has been written: “I live! Says the LORD—Every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will confess to God”;

FBV For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I am alive,’ the Lord says, ‘Every knee shall bow before me, and every tongue will declare that I am God.’ ”[fn]

14:11 See Isaiah 45:23.

TCNT For it is written,
⇔ “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me,
⇔ and every tongue will give praise to God.”

T4T We know this because it is written {a prophet/Isaiah wrote} what God has said:
⇔ Everyone will bow down before me! That is as certain as the fact that I live [IDM]! Everyone [SYN] will acknowledge that because I am God, I have the right to judge and punish people.

LEB • For it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, • and every tongue will praise God.”[fn]

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BBE For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

Moff No Moff ROM book available

Wymth for it is written, "`As I live,' says the Lord, `to Me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall make confession to God.'"

ASV For it is written,
⇔ As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow,
⇔ And every tongue shall confess to God.

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

YLT for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord — to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

Drby For it is written, I live, saith [the] Lord, that to me shall bow every knee, and every tongue shall confess to [fn]God.

14.11 Elohim

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

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

KJB-1769 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
(For it is written, As I live, saith/says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. )

KJB-1611 [fn]For it is written, As I liue, saith the Lord, euery knee shall bow to mee, and euery tongue shall confesse to God.
(For it is written, As I live, saith/says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.)

14:11 Esay 45. 23.

Bshps For it is written, I lyue, sayth the Lorde: and all knees shall bowe to me, & all tongues shall geue prayse to God.
(For it is written, I live, saith/says the Lord: and all knees shall bow to me, and all tongues shall give praise to God.)

Gnva For it is written, I liue, sayth the Lord, and euery knee shall bowe to me, and all tongues shall confesse vnto God.
(For it is written, I live, saith/says the Lord, and every knee shall bow to me, and all tongues shall confess unto God. )

Cvdl For it is wrytte: As truly as I lyue, (sayeth the LORDE) all knees shal bowe vnto me, & all tuges shal knowlege vnto God.
(For it is written: As truly as I live, (sayeth the LORD) all knees shall bow unto me, and all tuges shall knowledge unto God.)

TNT For it is written: as truely as I lyve sayth the lorde all knees shall bowe to me and all tonges shall geve a knowledge to God.
(For it is written: as truly as I lyve saith/says the lord all knees shall bow to me and all tonges shall give a knowledge to God. )

Wyc For it is writun, Y lyue, seith the Lord, for to me ech kne schal be bowid, and ech tunge schal knouleche to God.
(For it is written, I live, saith/says the Lord, for to me each kne shall be bowid, and each tunge shall knouleche to God.)

Luth nachdem geschrieben stehet: So wahr als ich lebe, spricht der HErr, mir sollen alle Kniee gebeuget werden, und alle Zungen sollen GOtt bekennen.
(nachdem written stands: So wahr als I lebe, says the/of_the LORD, to_me sollen all Kniee gebeuget become, and all Zungen sollen God bekennen.)

ClVg Scriptum est enim: Vivo ego, dicit Dominus, quoniam mihi flectetur omne genu: et omnis lingua confitebitur Deo.
(Scriptum it_is because: Vivo ego, dicit Master, quoniam to_me flectetur omne genu: and everyone lingua confitebitur Deo. )

UGNT γέγραπται γάρ, ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Κύριος, ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ Θεῷ.
(gegraptai gar, zō egō, legei Kurios, hoti emoi kampsei pan gonu, kai pasa glōssa exomologaʸsetai tōi Theōi.)

SBL-GNT γέγραπται γάρ· Ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει κύριος, ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ ⸂πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται⸃ τῷ θεῷ.
(gegraptai gar; Zō egō, legei kurios, hoti emoi kampsei pan gonu, kai ⸂pasa glōssa exomologaʸsetai⸃ tōi theōi.)

TC-GNT Γέγραπται γάρ,
⇔ Ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Κύριος· ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ,
⇔ καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ Θεῷ.
(Gegraptai gar,
⇔ Zō egō, legei Kurios; hoti emoi kampsei pan gonu,
⇔ kai pasa glōssa exomologaʸsetai tōi Theōi. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γάρ

for

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. For here indicates that what follows in this verse explains what Paul said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “In fact,”

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

See how you translated the similar phrase in 1:17.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

γέγραπται

˱it˲_/has_been/_written

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Since Paul is referring to something Isaiah wrote (Isaiah 49:18 and 45:23), you could indicate Isaiah as the subject. Alternate translation: “Isaiah wrote”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Κύριος, ὅτι ἐμοὶ κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ Θεῷ

/am/_living I /is/_saying /the/_Lord that ˱to˲_me /will_be/_bowing every knee and every tongue /will_be/_confessing ¬the ˱to˲_God

This sentence contains quotations from Isaiah 49:18 and 45:23. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

ζῶ ἐγώ & ἐμοὶ

/am/_living I & ˱to˲_me

In this sentence I and me refer to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “As I, God, live … to me”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Κύριος

/am/_living I /is/_saying /the/_Lord

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “The Lord says, ‘As I live,’”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ζῶ ἐγώ

/am/_living I

This phrase is used to start an oath or solemn promise. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate an oath. Alternate translation: “You can be certain that”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσεται τῷ Θεῷ

/will_be/_bowing every knee and every tongue /will_be/_confessing ¬the ˱to˲_God

Paul uses the words knee and tongue to refer to the entire person who is doing these acts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “every person will bow down and every person will confess to God”

Note 9 topic: translate-symaction

κάμψει πᾶν γόνυ

/will_be/_bowing every knee

This action was an expression of worship in this culture. See how you translated a similar expression in 11:4. Alternate translation: “every person will worship”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐξομολογήσεται

/will_be/_confessing

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “will confess that I am Lord”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τῷ Θεῷ

¬the ˱to˲_God

The Lord uses the word God to refer to himself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person, as in the UST.

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