For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
Parallel translations
- WEB For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
- KJV For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
- NKJV For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
- NASB For from Him, and through Him, and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.
- NLT For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.
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Quick answer
All things are from, through, and to God; to him be glory forever.
Overview
Paul closes the doctrinal section of Romans with a magnificent ascription of glory: God is the source, means, and goal of all things. This God-centered vision frames everything Paul has taught about salvation. It calls every reader to live for the glory of the God who has shown such mercy in Christ.
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- Col 1:15–17The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- 1 Cor 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
- Heb 2:10In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
- 1 Tim 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Rom 16:27to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
- Acts 17:28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
- 1 Chr 29:11–12Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
- Acts 17:25–26Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
- Jude 1:25to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
- Rev 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
- Ps 115:1Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
- 2 Pet 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- Rev 5:12–14In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Eph 4:6–10one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
- 2 Tim 4:18And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Rev 4:10–11the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Prov 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- Ps 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Phil 4:20To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Pet 5:11To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Cor 11:12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
- Dan 2:20–23and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- Gal 1:5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Eph 3:21to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
- Ps 29:1–2A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- Rev 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Ps 96:7–8Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
- Rev 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- Heb 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Rev 19:6–7And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
- Rev 7:10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
- Luke 19:38“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Dan 4:34But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Isa 42:12Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
- 1 Pet 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- Matt 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Dan 4:3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- 1 Tim 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
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