Romans 13:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 13:11

9 For the commandments, ^a“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,”¹ “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, ^b“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore ^alove is the fulfillment of the law.

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11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time ^ato awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. ^aTherefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and ^blet us put on the armor of light.

13 ^aLet us walk¹ properly, as in the day, ^bnot in revelry and drunkenness, ^cnot in lewdness and lust, ^dnot in strife and envy.

14 But ^aput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and ^bmake no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

Verse Comparison: Romans 13:11

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American Standard Version
And 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 we `first' believed.

Amplified® Bible
Besides this you know what [a critical] hour this is, how it is high time now for you to wake up out of your sleep (rouse to reality). For salvation (final deliverance) is nearer to us now than when we first believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Christ, the Messiah).

Contemporary English Version
You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord.

Darby English Version
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that *we* should be aroused out of sleep; for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Good News Bible
You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.

International Standard Version
This is necessary because you know the times-that it's time for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.

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.

New American Standard Bible
{Do} this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

New International Version
And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

New King James Version
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do this, knowing the time has come, namely the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation has come nearer to us than when we believed.

Young's Literal Translation
And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already `is' to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer `is' our salvation than when we did believe;

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