Romans 13:14
12 The 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.
13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- KJV
- But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
- WEB
- But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- ASV
- But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].
- DARBY
- But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to [fulfil its] lusts.
- BLB
- But put on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no forethought for the desires of the flesh.
- ÅB
- men kle dere i Herren Jesus Kristus, og bær ikke slik omsorg for kjødet at det vekkes begjærligheter!
- OTB
- I stedet, kle dere i Herren Jesus Kristus, og tenk ikke på hvordan dere skal tilfredsstille kjødets lyster.
- B1930
- men iklæ eder den Herre Jesus Kristus, og bær ikke således omsorg for kjødet at det vekkes begjærligheter!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Read in contextGalatians 5:16–17
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Read in contextGalatians 3:27
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Read in context1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Read in contextGalatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Read in contextColossians 3:10–12
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Read in contextRomans 8:12–13
Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
Read in contextColossians 3:5–8
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
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