Romans 13:14

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and, for the flesh, take not forethought to fulfil its covetings.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

13As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy;—

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Cross References

Job 29:14Righteousness, I put on, and it clothed me, Like a robe and turban, was my, justice;

Galatians 3:27For ye, as many as, into Christ, have been immersed, have put Christ, on:

Galatians 5:24And, they who are of Christ Jesus, have crucified, the flesh, with its susceptibilities and covetings.

Colossians 3:5Make dead, therefore, your members that are on the earth—as regardeth fornication, impurity, passion, base coveting, and greed, the which, is idolatry,—

1 Peter 2:11Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the 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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