KJV King James Version
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 14:9
For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
WEB World English Bible
For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
ASV American Standard Version
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord.
Surrounding context — Romans 14
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἰςG1519 · eistowardτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγὰρG1063 · garforΧριστὸςG5547 · ChristosChristἀπέθανενG599 · apothnēskōto dieκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔζησεν,G2198 · zaōto liveἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαὶG2532 · kaiandνεκρῶνG3498 · nekrosdeadκαὶG2532 · kaiandζώντωνG2198 · zaōto liveκυριεύσῃ.G2961 · kurieuōto lord over
Cross-references
Revelation 1:18[I am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.Luke 24:26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.John 5:22-23For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:1 Peter 1:21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.1 Peter 4:5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.Ephesians 1:20-23Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],Acts 10:42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God [to be] the Judge of quick and dead.2 Timothy 4:1I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Philippians 2:9-11Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:Acts 10:36The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)John 5:27-29And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;Isaiah 53:10-12Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
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