Romans 14:9-12 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so 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.” ¹² So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.