Romans 13:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

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  • Eph 5:14 : 14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
  • Luke 21:28 : 28 But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not; 30 And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing; 31 And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
  • Mark 13:35-37 : 35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning; 36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.
  • 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you. 2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
  • 1 Thess 5:5-8 : 5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark. 6 So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake. 7 For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night; 8 But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.
  • 2 Pet 3:13-15 : 13 But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness. 14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing. 15 And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.
  • 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
  • Matt 24:42-44 : 42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come. 43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
  • Matt 25:5-7 : 5 Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep. 6 But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him. 7 Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.
  • Matt 26:40-41 : 40 And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour? 41 Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.
  • Isa 21:11-12 : 11 The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night? 12 The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.
  • Matt 16:3 : 3 And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

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  • Rom 13:12-13
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    12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

    13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-10
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    4 But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

    5 For you are all sons of light and of the day: we are not of the night or of the dark.

    6 So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

    7 For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night;

    8 But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

    9 For God's purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

    10 Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

  • Eph 5:14-17
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    14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

    15 Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

    16 Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

    17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

  • Mark 13:33
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    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

  • Mark 13:35-37
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    35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

    37 And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34 Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.

  • 2 Cor 6:2
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    2 (For he says, I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: see, now is the good time; now is the day of salvation):

  • 1 Thess 5:1-2
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    1 But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

    2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

  • 1 Thess 4:13-15
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    13 But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

    14 For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.

    15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

  • 1 Pet 1:13
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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

  • Mark 14:41-42
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    41 And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

    42 Get up, let us be going; see, he who gives me up is near.

  • Phil 2:12
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    12 So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

  • Luke 12:39-40
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    39 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

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    33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

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    13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

  • Mark 13:29
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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • 2 Pet 1:14
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    14 For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • Col 4:5
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    5 Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

  • Eph 5:8
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    8 For you at one time were dark, but now are light in the Lord: let your behaviour be that of children of light

  • Luke 12:35
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    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

  • Ps 44:23
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    23 Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.

  • Heb 6:9
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    9 But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

  • Acts 15:11
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    11 But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.

  • Matt 26:45
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    45 Then he comes to the disciples; and says to them, Go on sleeping now, and take your rest: for the hour is come, and the Son of man is given into the hands of evil men.

  • Heb 4:11
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    11 Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
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    30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

  • 1 Cor 15:51
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    51 See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.

  • Prov 6:10
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    10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

  • Matt 25:6
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    6 But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

  • John 11:11
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    11 These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

  • Phil 3:20
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    20 For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ: