Romans 13:13, Romans 13:9 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The Christian's duty in the present age. The Christian is not to be insensible to the movements of the world. "Knowing the time," says the apostle ( Romans 13:11 ). Mr. Spurgeon says he reads the newspapers to see how God is governing the world. It is well for us to know what are the current beliefs and motives of our fellow-men. I. THE CHRISTIAN 'S CONFIDENCE . 1. " The night is far spent. " 2. " The day is at hand. " The day of our Saviour's coming is rapidly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The day breaketh! "And this"—the work of progressive sanctification, in all its aspects and relations—this surely claims our strong attention now, when the day of God is nigh unto dawning! For, visibly to us, the shadows pass and the morning breaks. It is the night-watch still, but the day is at hand. We have here to consider—the nearness of the day of God; our full awaking. I. THE DAY OF GOD . In and through all the declarations of the Scriptures there mingles this warning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The approach of day. Sin has been defined as "an act or state inconsistent with the relations" in which we stand. To act as our position demands is to act rightly. The apostle appeals to Christians as reasonable individuals desiring to behave as befits their condition. Incongruities excite ridicule, as when the sailor walks on land as if he had to steady himself against the tossing of his ship. Who has not dreamed of being found in daylight in the street attired in the garments of sleep,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:13-14

As in the day, let us walk honestly , and of the things done in secret of which it is a shame to speak; cf. Ephesians 5:11 , Ephesians 5:12 ); not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying ( rather, jealousy, denoting jealous wrath, cf. Acts 13:45 ). But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ . The figure of a new investment being renewed from Ephesians 5:12 , it is here Christ himself who is to be put on. So also Galatians 3:27 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:13

Let us walk - To “walk” is an expression denoting “to live;” let us “live,” or “conduct,” etc.Honestly - The word used here means rather in a “decent’ or “becoming” manner; in a manner “appropriate” to those who are the children of light.As in the day - As if all our actions were seen and known. People by day, or in open light, live decently; their foul and wicked deeds are done in the night. The apostle exhorts Christians to live as if all their conduct were seen, and they had nothing which... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 13:13

Romans 13:13. Let us walk honestly Greek, ευσχημονως , decently, or in a manner becoming those to whom the glorious light of the gospel has appeared: as in the day Namely, of gospel light, already shining about us, which requires that we conduct ourselves with great wisdom, and exemplary holiness; not in rioting Greek, κωμοις , a word derived from Comos, the god of feasting and revelling; that is, feasting with lascivious songs, accompanied with music. “These revellings among the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 13:1-14

Duties to rulers and to others (13:1-14)Since God is the source of all authority, governments exercise power by his permission. Christians should therefore obey the ruling authorities (13:1-2). If they keep the laws of the country, Christians have nothing to fear. They should have no difficulty in cooperating with the government, because the basic functions of government are the promotion of the well-being of society and the restraint of wrongdoing, and these functions are in keeping with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 13:13

honestly = decently. Greek. euschemonos. Only here, 1 Corinthians 14:40 . 1 Thessalonians 4:12 . rioting = revelling. Greek. komos. Only here, Galatians 1:5 , Galatians 1:21 . 1 Peter 4:3 . wantonness = lasciviousness. Here, Mar 7:22 . 2 Corinthians 12:21 .Galatians 1:5 , Galatians 1:19 . Ephesians 4:19 . 1 Peter 4:3 . 2 Peter 2:7 , 2 Peter 2:18 . Jude 1:4 . envying = jealousy. See Acts 5:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 13:13

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.Becomingly, as in the day ... suggests the beauty and adornment of Christian behavior, which is of a kind not to be ashamed of in broad open daylight, contrasting sharply with the Gentile debaucheries usually committed at night, and therefore called the works of darkness (Romans 13:12). Deeds that are becoming to Christians are those of virtue, integrity,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 13:13

Romans 13:13. Let us walk honestly— 'Ευσχημονως, honourably, or gracefully. Dr. Milner renders the passage, Let us walk with a grace. The word for chambering is κοιταις, which Leigh explains of lying long in bed. It implies effeminacy and luxury of that kind. The word ασελγεια, rendered wantonness, properly signifies a soft and dissolute manner of life, attended with an affected delicacy, very detrimental to that resolution which is so necessary an ingredient in the character of one who would... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:13-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 13:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 13:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 13:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 13:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 13:13

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