Sign in
Romans 13:12 — King James Version← Study notes

The 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.


Romans 13:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 13:1219 words
GreekMeaning
ThearticleG3588
νὺξnyx
nightnounG3571
προέκοψενproekopsen
is nearly oververbG4298
thearticleG3588
δὲde
andwordG1161
ἡμέραhēmera
the daynounG2250
ἤγγικενēngiken
has drawn nearverbG1448
ἀποβαλώμεθαapobalōmetha
cast awayverbG577
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔργαerga
worksnounG2041
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
σκότουςskotous
of darknessnounG4655
ἐνδυσώμεθαendysōmetha
we may put onverbG1746
δὲde
and / butwordG1161
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ὅπλαhopla
armornounG3696
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
φωτόςphōtos
of lightnounG5457
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 13:12

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand.” If then this is upon ending, and the latter is drawing near, let us henceforth do what belongs to the latter, not to the former. For this is what is done in the things of this life. And when we see the night pressing on towards the morning, and hear the swallow twittering, we each of us awake our neighbor, although it be night still. But so soon as it is actually departing, we hasten one another, and say It is day now! And we all…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 24 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!