Romans 13:13

Wesley

Romans 13:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

I say then, walk by the Spirit, and fulfil not the desire of the flesh.

I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called,

as Christ also hath loved us, and given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour.

Only let your behaviour be worthy the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear concerning you, that ye stand fast, in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

But whereunto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things:

That ye may walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

as a father his own children, And charged you to walk worthy of God, who hath called you to his kingdom and glory.

That ye may walk decently toward them that are without, and may want nothing.

which war against the soul, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

He that saith, he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in the truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

As

These are not drunken as ye suppose for it is but the third hour of the day.

Pray without ceasing: In every thing give thanks;

Receiving the reward of unrighteousness. They count it pleasure to riot in the day time; spots and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings, while they feast with you,

Rioting

But if that evil servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming:

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted splendidly every day.

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

nor sodomites, Nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor revilers, nor the rapacious shall inherit the kingdom of God.

emulations, wraths, strifes, divisions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of which I tell you before (as I have also told you in time past) that they who practise such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

And be not drunken with wine,

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires,

For the time past of your life sufficeth to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, evil desires, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries.

Chambering

Know ye not, that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication,

But let not fornication, or any uncleanness, or covetousness be even named among you, as becometh saints:

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin; beguiling unstable souls, having hearts exercised with covetousness, accursed children:

on others have compassion with fear, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Strife

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed ye be not consumed one of another.

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.

But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.

Do ye think, that the scripture saith in vain, The Spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth against envy?

Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies,

General references

Let all things be done decently and in order.