Romans 13:12 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 13:11-14

Awake and arm! It is strange that, at the very commencement of a new dispensation, the prospect of its close should be so often presented to the view. No sooner had Christ's first coming ended, than his people were taught to anticipate his second coming. Thus the thoughts and affections of Christians are clustered around their Lord, and the revelation of the past suggests the approaching epiphany. The contrasts of this passage are very striking. When carefully analyzed, they appear— I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:12

The night - The word “night,” in the New Testament, is used to denote “night” literally (Matthew 2:14, etc.); the starry heavens Revelation 8:12; and then it denotes a state of “ignorance” and “crime,” and is synonymous with the word “darkness,” as such deeds are committed commonly in the night; 1 Thessalonians 5:5. In this place it seems to denote our present imperfect and obscure condition in this world as contrasted with the pure light of heaven The “night,” the time of comparative obscurity... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 13:11-12

Romans 13:11-12. 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 of the gospel, a season of increasing light and grace, but hasting away: that now it is high time to awake out of sleep Out of that sleep into which you had fallen during the darkness of heathenism, or before your illumination by divine truth and grace; that state of... 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 13:12

far spent = advanced. See Luke 2:52 .Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:14 . 2 Timothy 2:16 ; 2 Timothy 3:9 . at hand = drawn nigh. Compare Luke 21:28 . cast off. See Acts 7:58 (laid down). darkness = the darkness. See Romans 2:19 . Compare 1 Chronicles 1:13; 1 Chronicles 1:13 . armour . See Romans 6:13 . light = the light. App-130 . See John 1:4 , and compare 2 Corinthians 6:7 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 13:12

The night is far sent, and the day is at hand: let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.Paul's imagery here still refers to sleepers waiting too long to rouse out of slumber. They were such as had slept long past the normal time of awakening. It was not merely dawn, but daylight had fully burst upon them. This metaphor applied with specific force to the lifting of the long night of pagan darkness which had wrapped the world in Woe. Paul was saying that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 13:12

Romans 13:12. The armour of light— Beza observes very justly, that the sense of οπλα, armour, is very extensive, and comprehends any accoutrements of the body. Hence it evidently signifies dress: and the Apostle's meaning will be obscured, if it be not so translated. "Put on the dress and ornaments of that virtue and holiness, which is suitable to the heavenly light of the Gospel." See Locke. 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 13:11-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 13:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 13:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 13:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 13:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 13:12

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