Romans 13:11

And thus do, knowing the time; for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10Love doeth no ill to a neighbour; the fulfilment therefore of the law is love.

12The night is far advanced, the day approaches: let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:3And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times?

Matthew 25:5But as the bridegroom stayed long, they all slumbered and slept.

Mark 13:35Watch ye therefore; for ye know not at what time the master of the house cometh, at evening, or midnight, or cock-crowing, or in the morning:

1 Corinthians 7:29Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;

1 Corinthians 15:34Awake as the righteous, and sin not; for some have an ignorance of God: I speak this to your shame.

Matthew Henry on Romans 13:8-11

Justice and Charity. ( a. d. 58.) 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love… Read the whole commentary →

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