Romans 11:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?””
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BSBPD
““Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Romans 11:35 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 35:7If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
- Job 41:11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
- Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- 1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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