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Atomic Bible
Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
from The Day Is Near, Romans 13:11-14
What it says

Paul ties ethical seriousness to the hour believers live in: the final salvation is nearer now than when they first believed.

What it is doing

This verse wakes the reader by placing ordinary conduct inside an advancing redemptive timeline.

In context

11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. 14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.