Romans 13:13

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Romans 13:13

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Summary

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Us

As

Acts 2:15

1 Thessalonians 5:17

2 Peter 2:13

Rioting

Chambering

Jude 1:23

Strife

1 Peter 2:1

General references

1 Corinthians 14:40

Bible References

Us

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,

And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,

In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

so that you may walk properly

in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.

The one who says he remains in Him should walk just as He walked.

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.

As

For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.

Pray constantly.

suffering harm as the payment for unrighteousness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions as they feast with you.

Rioting

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.

These also stagger because of wine
and stumble under the influence of beer:
priest and prophet stagger because of beer,
they are confused by wine.
They stumble because of beer,
they are muddled in their visions,
they stumble in their judgments.

They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,
sprawled out on their couches,
and dine on lambs from the flock
and calves from the stall.

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

envy,

drunkenness, carousing, and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Chambering

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality,

Now the works of the flesh are obvious:

sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity,

But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your worldly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality,

They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

save others by snatching them from the fire; have mercy on others but with fear, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Strife

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

Or do you think it’s without reason the Scripture says that the Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously?

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

General references

But everything must be done decently and in order.