Romans 13:12

The night is far gone, the day is at hand: therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11And besides that, you know the hour, that it is now high time to awaken from sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

13Let us conduct ourselves properly, as in the day; not in carousing and drunkenness, not in debauchery and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

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Cross References

Romans 13:14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its lusts.

Ephesians 4:22Then put off the old man, which belongs to your former life, which is corrupt through deceitful lusts;

Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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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