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The nightἡ νὺξis far gone,προέκοψενandδὲthe dayἡ ἡμέραhas drawn near.ἤγγικενSoοὖνlet us lay asideἀποβαλώμεθαthe worksτὰ ἔργαof darknessτοῦ σκότουςandδὲput onἐνδυσώμεθαthe armorτὰ ὅπλαof light.τοῦ φωτός
Romans 13:12
Study it in the app“The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 13:12, word by word
- The nightνὺξnyx
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyx” appears- is far goneπροέκοψενproekopsen
advance, progress
Advance, progress, grow; of time, be far spent.
Where else “proekopsen” appears- the dayἡμέραhēmera
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmera” appears- has drawn nearἤγγικενēngiken
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “ēngiken” appears- let us lay asideἀποβαλώμεθαapobalōmetha
throw off
To fling something from oneself and leave it.
Where else “apobalōmetha” appears- the worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- of darknessσκότουςskotous
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotous” appears- put onἐνδυσώμεθαendysōmetha
be clothed with
To be clothed with something: with Christ, with power.
Where else “endysōmetha” appears- the armorὅπλαhopla
weapon
Weapon; also tool, instrument.
Where else “hopla” appears- of lightφωτόςphōtos
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōtos” appears
The context
11And do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to rise from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we came to believe.
12 · This verse (above)
13As in the day, let us walk decently, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy.
To study Romans 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say we owe others, and how does he sum up the law? (vv. 8-10)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say love does no harm to a neighbor and so fulfills the law? (v. 10)
3. How I live it
Whom close to you can you show love in a concrete way this week, expecting nothing in return?