Romans 13:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} this,{G5124} knowing{G1492} the season,{G5610} that{G3754} already{G2235} it is time{G2540} for you{G2248} to awake{G1453} out of{G1537} sleep:{G5258} for{G1063} now{G3568} is {G2257} salvation{G4991} nearer{G1452} to us than{G2228} when{G3753} we [first] believed.{G4100}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} that{G5124}, knowing{G1492}{(G5761)} the time{G2540}, that{G3754} now{G2235} it is high time{G5610} to awake{G2248}{G1453}{(G5683)} out of{G1537} sleep{G5258}: for{G1063} now{G3568} is our{G2257} salvation{G4991} nearer{G1452} than{G2228} when{G3753} we believed{G4100}{(G5656)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And for so moch as we know this, namely the tyme that the houre is now for vs to ryse from slepe (For now is oure saluacion nearer, then whan we beleued:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And that, considering the season, that it is now time that we should arise fro sleepe: for now is our saluation neerer, then when we beleeued it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already `is' to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer `is' our salvation than when we did believe;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
  • Luke 21:28 : 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not. 30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess. 31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
  • Mark 13:35-37 : 35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!
  • 1 Thess 5:1-3 : 1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you. 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • 1 Thess 5:5-8 : 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
  • 2 Pet 3:13-15 : 13 But according to His promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. 14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless. 15 And consider the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given to him.
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.
  • 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  • Matt 24:42-44 : 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
  • Matt 25:5-7 : 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
  • Matt 26:40-41 : 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
  • Isa 21:11-12 : 11 This is a prophecy concerning Dumah: Someone is calling to me from Seir, saying, 'Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, how much of the night has passed?' 12 The watchman replies, 'Morning is coming, but also the night. If you want to inquire, inquire. Come back again.'
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."
  • Matt 16:3 : 3 In the morning, you say, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and overcast.' Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you cannot discern the signs of the times.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Rom 13:12-13
    2 verses
    83%

    12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

    13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-10
    7 verses
    76%

    4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

    5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6 So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

    8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

    9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

  • Eph 5:14-17
    4 verses
    75%

    14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

    15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

    16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

    17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  • Mark 13:33
    73%

    33 Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

  • Mark 13:35-37
    3 verses
    73%

    35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36 Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

    37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!

  • 1 Cor 15:34
    71%

    34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

  • 2 Cor 6:2
    71%

    2 For He says: “In the favorable time I listened to you, and on the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

  • 1 Thess 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

    2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
    70%

    7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

  • 1 Thess 4:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

    14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.

    15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Pet 1:13
    69%

    13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • Mark 14:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41 Returning the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

    42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!"

  • Phil 2:12
    68%

    12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

  • Luke 12:39-40
    2 verses
    68%

    39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Prov 24:33
    68%

    33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

  • Titus 2:13
    68%

    13 while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • Mark 13:29
    68%

    29 In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—right at the door.

  • 2 Pet 1:14
    68%

    14 knowing that the laying aside of my tent is imminent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

  • Col 4:5
    68%

    5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

  • Eph 5:8
    68%

    8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

  • Luke 12:35
    67%

    35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

  • Ps 44:23
    67%

    23 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

  • Heb 6:9
    67%

    9 But we are confident of better things concerning you, dear friends—things that accompany salvation—even though we speak in this way.

  • Acts 15:11
    67%

    11 On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.

  • Matt 26:45
    67%

    45 Then He came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is being handed over to sinners.

  • Heb 4:11
    67%

    11 Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
    66%

    14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
    66%

    30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Cor 15:51
    66%

    51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

  • Prov 6:10
    66%

    10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

  • Matt 25:6
    66%

    6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

  • John 11:11
    66%

    11 After he said this, he told them, 'Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going to wake him up.'

  • Phil 3:20
    66%

    20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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