Romans 13:12
Romans chapter 13 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Context
v.11And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.
v.12This passage
v.13Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 John 1:5
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
- Ephesians 5:11
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
- Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.
- Job 24:14
The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
- 1 John 2:8
Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth.
- Colossians 3:8
but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: