Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.

New American Standard Bible

The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

King James Version

The 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.

Holman Bible

The night is nearly over, and the daylight is near, so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

International Standard Version

The night is almost over, and the day is near. Let's therefore put aside the actions of darkness and put on the armor of light.

A Conservative Version

The night has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light.

American Standard Version

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Amplified

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.

An Understandable Version

The night is almost over and the day is near. So, we should stop doing the deeds of darkness [i.e., sinful things] and we should arm ourselves with the weapons of light [i.e., virtues for right living].

Anderson New Testament

the night is far advanced, the day draws near. Let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Bible in Basic English

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

Common New Testament

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Daniel Mace New Testament

the night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore throw off the habits of darkness, and be invested with the ornaments of light.

Darby Translation

The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Godbey New Testament

For the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the works of the darkness, and let us put on the arms of the light.

Goodspeed New Testament

The night is nearly over; the day is at hand. So let us throw aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the armor of light.

John Wesley New Testament

The night is far spent; the day is at hand, let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

Julia Smith Translation

The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

King James 2000

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Modern King James verseion

The night is far spent, the day is at hand; therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The night is past and the day is come nigh. Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Moffatt New Testament

It is far on in the night, the day is almost here; so let us drop the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of the light;

Montgomery New Testament

The night is far spent; The day is at hand. Let is therefore take off the deeds of darkness, Let us put on the armor of light.

NET Bible

The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

New Heart English Bible

The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Noyes New Testament

The night is far spent, the day is at hand; let us then throw off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light.

Sawyer New Testament

The night is far advanced, and the day is at hand; let us lay aside therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

The Emphasized Bible

The night, is far spent and, the day, hath drawn near; let us, then, cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The night is far advanced, the day approaches: let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The night is almost gone; the day is near. Therefore let us have done with the deeds of Darkness, and arm ourselves with the weapons of Light.

Webster

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Weymouth New Testament

The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.

Williams New Testament

The night has almost passed; the day is at hand. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

World English Bible

The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.

Worrell New Testament

The night was far spent, and the day has drawn near; let us, therefore, put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Worsley New Testament

The 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The night
νύξ 
Nux 
Usage: 52

is far spent
προκόπτω 
Prokopto 
Usage: 5

the day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

is at hand
ἐγγίζω 
Eggizo 
Usage: 28

let us
ἀποτίθημι 
Apotithemi 
Usage: 8

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

ἀποτίθημι 
Apotithemi 
Usage: 8

the works
ἔργον 
Ergon 
Usage: 130

σκότος 
Skotos 
Usage: 23

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

let us put on
ἐνδύω 
Enduo 
put on, clothed with, clothed in, have on, clothe with, be endued, arrayed in, be clothed, vr put on
Usage: 23

the armour
ὅπλον 
Hoplon 
Usage: 6

References

Images Romans 13:12

Prayers for Romans 13:12

Context Readings

Love Fulfills The Law

11 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. 12 The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.



Cross References

Ephesians 5:11

And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even expose [them].

2 Corinthians 6:7

in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,

1 Thessalonians 5:5-8

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

Job 24:14-17

{At dusk} the murderer rises; he kills [the] needy and [the] poor, and in the night he is like a thief.

Song of Songs 2:17

Until the day breathes and the shadows flee, turn, my beloved! {Be like} a gazelle or {young stag} on the cleft mountains.

Isaiah 2:20

On that day humanity will throw away its idols of silver and its idols of gold, which they made for it to worship, to the rodents and to the bats--

Isaiah 30:22

And you will defile the plating of your silver idols and the covering of your gold image. You will scatter them like contaminated things; you will say to it, "Filth!"

Ezekiel 18:31-32

Throw {away from yourselves} all of your transgressions that you committed, and make {for yourselves} a new heart and new spirit, and [so] why will you die, house of Israel?

John 3:19-21

And this is the judgment: that the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

Ephesians 4:22

[that] you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,

Ephesians 6:11-18

Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Colossians 3:8-17

But now you also lay aside all [these] things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

James 1:21

Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.

1 John 2:8-9

Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining.

Revelation 1:3

Blessed [is] the one who reads aloud and [blessed are] those who hear the words of the prophecy and observe the things written in it, because the time [is] near!

Revelation 22:10

And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near!

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

1 John 1:5-7

And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there [is] no darkness in him at all.

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