Romans 13
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Romans 13:12-14

121The nightG3571 isG4298 almostG4298 goneG4298, and 2the dayG2250 is nearG1448. ThereforeG3767 let’s ridG659 ourselves ofG659 3the deedsG2041 of darknessG4655 and putG1746 onG1746 4the armorG3696 of lightG5457.

13Let’s 56behaveG4043 properlyG2156 as in the dayG2250, 7not in carousingG2970 and drunkennessG3178, not in sexualG2845 promiscuityG2845 and debaucheryG766, not in strifeG2054 and jealousyG2205.

14But 8putG1746 on the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, and makeG4160 noG3361 provisionG4307 for the fleshG4561 9inG1519 regardG1519 toG1519 its lustsG1939.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 13:12 1 Cor 7:29f; 10:11; James 5:8; 1 Pet 4:7; 2 Pet 3:9, 11; 1 John 2:18; Rev 1:3; 22:10 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 13:12 Heb 10:25; 1 John 2:8; Rev 1:3; 22:10 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 13:12 Eph 5:11 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 13:12 2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; Eph 6:11, 13; 1 Thess 5:8 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 13:13 Lit walk ↩
  6. 6. Romans 13:13 1 Thess 4:12 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 13:13 Luke 21:34; Gal 5:21; Eph 5:18; 1 Pet 4:3 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 13:14 Job 29:14; Gal 3:27; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10, 12 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 13:14 Gal 5:16; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩

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