Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof .

In Context

13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelries and drinking bouts, not in illicit affairs and sensual indulgences, not in strife and jealousy.

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Cross References

Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Galatians 5:24Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Colossians 3:5Put to death therefore whatever belongs to your earthly nature: fornication, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against your soul,

Matthew Henry on Romans 13:12-14

The Christian Directory. ( a. d. 58.) 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh,… Read the whole commentary →

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