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Romans 14:11

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

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γέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.Ζῶzōliveζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.liveἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithκύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐμοὶemoito meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “to me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.to meκάμψειkampseito bendκάμπτω (kamptō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to bend”, an action still aheadG2578I bend, bow.This verse uses “bend”.πᾶνpaneveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “every”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyγόνυgonua kneeγόνυnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a knee”, the subject formG1119the knee.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πᾶσαpasaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.γλῶσσαglōssatongueγλῶσσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the subject formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongueἐξομολογήσεταιexomologēsetaishall confessἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall confess”, an action still aheadG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.This verse uses “confess”.shall confessτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Quotes

Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 45:23 · King James VersionI have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.Isaiah 45:23 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For it is written
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.