12The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.


In Context

9 For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

10 Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore is the whole law.

11 This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

12 The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

13 As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to fulfil its lusts.

Romans 13:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.