Romans 13:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Romans 13:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And that - The word “that,” in this place, is connected in signification with the word ““this” in Romans 13:9 . The meaning may be thus expressed: All the requirements of the Law toward our neig...

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• Romans 13:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (11) 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. (11) An application taken from the circumstances of the ti...

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• Romans 13:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Watching for the Day. Romans 13:11-12 a . And this (do) the punctual payment of love's debts as men aware of the crisis.. It is the hour of waking: the night has far advanced, etc. Between thes...

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• Romans 13:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  knowing . App-132. time . season. Greek. kairos. high time . Greek. hora. See 1 John 2:18 (hour). awake . be awakened. App-178. out of. App-104. believed . See Romans 1:16 . App-15...

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• Romans 13:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  11. Moreover, etc. He enters now on another subject of exhortation, that as the rays of celestial life had begun to shine on us as it were at the dawn, we ought to do what they are wont to d...

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• Romans 13:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1912 THE NEARNESS OF SALVATION A MOTIVE TO DILIGENCE Romans 13:11 . Now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed . SO contracted a...

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• Romans 13:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. And that, knowing the time - Dr. Taylor has given a judicious pa...

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• Romans 13:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Nearer than when we believed— Than when we declared our belief. Markland. Than when we declared the faith. Heylin. It seems by this and the following verse, says Mr. Locke, as if St. Paul looke...

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• Romans 13:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. And that, ([ kai ( G2532 ) touto ( G5124 )], rath...

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• Romans 13:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Paraphrase. '(1) Obey civil rulers, for they are divinely ordained, (2) and therefore God will punish disobedience. (3, 4) They do God's work, rewarding the good and punishing the evil. (5) Therefo...

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• Romans 13:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And that, knowing the time. — And that there is all the more urgent motive for you to do — this law of love it is the more incumbent on you to practise — because you know what a critical moment it...

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• Romans 13:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 28 CHRISTIAN DUTY IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD'S RETURN AND IN THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE Romans 13:11-14 THE great teacher has led us long upon the path of duty, in its patient details, a...

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• Romans 13:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Love Fulfills the Law Romans 13:8-14 The one debt which can never be discharged is love. Because we can never be out of debt to God, we are called upon to show unending love to man. So long as...

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• Romans 13:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle now showed what attitude the believer will take toward the world. The first thing dealt with is submission to authority. These powers are of God. The believer's submission to the will of...

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• Romans 13:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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. (12) The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore ca...

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• Romans 13:11 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE LAW FULFILLED BY LOVE ‘Therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.’ Romans 13:10 We must be careful to understand the real meaning of the text. It is the assertion of a fact. We must no...

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• Romans 13:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And that knowing the time ,.... That it is day and not night, the Gospel day, the day of salvation; in which the grace of God shines forth, like the sun in its meridian glory; life and immortality a...

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• Romans 13:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 11. To awake out of sleep ] While the crocodile sleepet...

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• Romans 13:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And that That is, do this to which I exhort you; fulfil the law of love in all the instances above mentioned; knowing the time Greek, τον καιρον, the season , that it is the morning of the day o...

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• Romans 13:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Subjection to Proper Authority This chapter is as clear as can be in its teaching: nothing but a spirit of rebellion could find difficulty with it - except possibly in the matter of how far this s...

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• Romans 13:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Christian Directory. A. D.  58.       11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time...

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• Romans 13:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  And that; or, moreover; the speech is elliptical, something must be understood, as, I say, or add: q. d. Unto this exhortation to Christian love, I further add what follows. Knowing the time; i.e...

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• Romans 13:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘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.' ‘And this --.' Many would add ‘do', i.e. ‘and...

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• Romans 13:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Romans 13:11 .—Because we know the time, let us fulfil the law by love. We have been in the dark, but let us awake with the light. ῦπνου, deep sleep; dreams of the present time. Ph...

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• Romans 13:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

  nearer "Nearer" in the sense of the full result of salvation in glory. ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 1:16 ). Also, ( 1 John 3:2 ).

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• Romans 13:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Romans 13:11 The Sleep of the Church. There are many thoughts crowded together here, but each is necessary to the other. They will not bear to be separated, but we must disentangle them by consid...

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• Romans 13:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Romans 13:1 . Let every soul be subject to the higher powers, of magistrates, governors, proconsuls, kings, and emperors. The christian finds them in power; they allow us to lock our doors at nigh...

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• Romans 13:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep. A call I. To awake. Because-- 1. It is high time. 2. The night of unbelief is past. 3. The day of salvation is at...

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• Romans 13:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Romans 13:1-45 From admonitions to keep peace, if possible, with all men, whether or not within the Christian circle, and to act honourably and benevolently towards all, the apos...

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• Romans 13:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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.

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• Romans 13:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:34 ; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 ; 1 Peter 4:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-8 ; 2 Peter 3:13-15 ; Ecclesiastes 9:10 ; Ephesians 5:14 ; Isaiah 21:11 ; Isaiah 21:1...

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• Romans 13:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  A New Year Message Romans 13:8-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As one faces the New Year there are usually two dominant things that confront the thoughtful: 1. What about the year that has passed? 2. Wh...

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• Romans 13:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And do this — Fulfil the law of love in all the instances above mentioned. Knowing the season — Full of grace, but hasting away. That it is high time to awake out of sleep — How beautifully is the...

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