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Put On The Weapons of The Light, And Make No Provision For The Flesh

11 And do this knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to arise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is advanced, and the day has drawn-near. Therefore let us lay-aside[a] the works of the darkness and let us put-on the weapons[b] of the light. 13 Let us walk properly[c] as in the day[d]— not in revelries[e] and drunkenness[f], not in beds[g] and sensualities, not in strife and jealousy,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:12 That is, like a garment.
  2. Romans 13:12 Or, tools, instruments.
  3. Romans 13:13 Or, decently, with propriety.
  4. Romans 13:13 Paul may mean the broad-daylight; or, the present daylight of the gospel; or, the future day when Jesus comes.
  5. Romans 13:13 Or, wild-parties with drunken antics.
  6. Romans 13:13 This word is plural, and may mean episodes of drunkenness, drinking bouts.
  7. Romans 13:13 That is, sex; in this context, perhaps orgies.

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