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Romans 13:12-13 KJV
Romans · chapter 13 · verses 12–13 · King James Version
12The 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. 13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.Romans 13:12-13 · King James Version
Romans 13:12-13 in context
10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11And 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.
12The 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.
13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Cross references
- Ezekiel 18:31-32
- Ephesians 5:11
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
- Colossians 3:8-17
- Ephesians 6:11-18
- James 1:21
- Ephesians 4:22
- Romans 13:14
- Galatians 5:21
- Ephesians 5:18
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
Key words (Strong's)
- drunkennessmethēintoxication, drunkennessG3178 →
- chamberingkoitēa place for lying down, resting, sleeping in, a bed, couch, the marriage bed, of…G2845 →
- wantonnessaselgeiaunbridled lust, excess, licentiousness, lasciviousness, wantonness, outrageousness…G766 →
- darknessskotosdarkness, of night darkness, of darkened eyesight or blindness, metaph., of ignorance…G4655 →
- honestlyeuschēmonōsin a seemly manner, decentlyG2156 →
- riotingkōmosa revel, carousal, a nocturnal and riotous procession of half drunken and frolicsome…G2970 →
- armourhoplonany tool or implement for preparing a thing, arms used in warfare, weapons, an instrumentG3696 →
- strifeeriscontention, strife, wranglingG2054 →
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