Parallel Verses
Amplified
Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
New American Standard Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is
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.
Holman Bible
Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour
International Standard Version
This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.
A Conservative Version
And this, knowing the time, that the hour is now for us to awake out of sleep. For our salvation is now nearer than when we believed.
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.
An Understandable Version
Now this [is another reason for observing the law of love]: You should know that it is about time to wake up out of your [spiritual] sleep, because [the day of our final] salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed [in Christ].
Anderson New Testament
And do this, because you know the time, that the hour has already come when we should awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
Bible in Basic English
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
Common New Testament
And do this, knowing the hour, that now it is full time for you to wake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Consider likewise the present season, that now it is high time to rouse out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And recognizing this time, that it is already the hour we should wake out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
Goodspeed New Testament
All this especially, because you know this critical time and that it is time for you to wake from your sleep, for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
John Wesley New Testament
And do this, knowing the season, that it is high time now to awake out of sleep; for salvation is nearer to us now, then when we first believed.
Julia Smith Translation
And this, knowing the time, that already the hour ye should be awakened out of sleep: for now our salvation nearer than when we believed.
King James 2000
And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [do] this [because you] know the time, that [it is] already the hour for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation [is] nearer now than when we believed.
Modern King James verseion
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This also we know, I mean the season: how that it is time that we should now awake out of sleep. For now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Moffatt New Testament
And then you know what this Crisis means, you know it is high time to waken up; for Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Montgomery New Testament
Carry out these injunctions because you know the crisis that we are in, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
NET Bible
And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.
New Heart English Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
Noyes New Testament
And this, since we know the time, that it is already high time for us to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we became believers.
Sawyer New Testament
And [do] this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour that we should be waked from sleep, for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
The Emphasized Bible
And, this besides, - knowing the season - that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And thus do, knowing the time; for the hour is come that we should awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our Salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the Faith.
Webster
And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Weymouth New Testament
Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.
Williams New Testament
Do this in particular because you know the present crisis, that it is high time for you to wake up out of your sleep, for our salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
World English Bible
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
Worrell New Testament
And this, knowing the season, that it is time already for you to be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when ye believed.
Worsley New Testament
And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Darkness » Casting off the works of darkness
Early rising » Illustrates spiritual diligence
Rising » Early » Illustrates spiritual diligence
Salvation » Saints » Daily approach nearer to
Sleep » Spiritual » Warnings against
Spiritual » Sleep » Warnings against
Wakefulness » Common causes of » Exhortations to moral and spiritual
Topics
Interlinear
Touto
ὅτι
Hoti
that, for, because, how that, how,
Usage: 764
Eido
Ede
νῦν
Nun
Usage: 102
Soteria
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 13:11
Prayers for Romans 13:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Love Fulfills The Law
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law. 11 Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ]. 12 The night [this present evil age] is almost gone and the day [of Christ’s return] is almost here. So let us fling away the works of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light.
Names
Cross References
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason He says,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
1 Corinthians 15:34
Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.
Luke 21:28
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
But I say this, believers: the
1 Peter 4:7
The end and culmination of all things is near. Therefore, be sound-minded and self-controlled for the purpose of prayer [staying balanced and focused on the things of God so that your communication will be clear, reasonable, specific and pleasing to Him.]
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
Isaiah 21:11-12
The [mournful, inspired] oracle (
“Watchman, what is left of the night [of Assyrian oppression]?
Watchman, what is left of the night? [How long until morning?]”
Jonah 1:6
So the captain came up to him and said, “How can you stay asleep? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps your god will give a thought to us so that we will not perish.”
Matthew 16:3
Matthew 24:42-44
Matthew 25:5-7
Matthew 26:40-41
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,
Mark 13:35-37
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3
Now as to the
1 Thessalonians 5:5-8
for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We do not belong to the night nor to darkness.
2 Peter 3:13-15
But in accordance with His promise we expectantly await new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Revelation 22:12
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies and affirms these things says,