Romans 13:13

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

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

In Context

12The 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.

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

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Cross References

Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Luke 17:27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Acts 2:15For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day.

Galatians 5:15But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

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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