New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Romans 14:9
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For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
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For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
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For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
For to this end Christ died and lived [again], that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
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For unto this Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord over both [the] dead and [the] living.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Romans 14
7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.
8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”
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