Romans 13:11 Cross References - AUV

¹¹ Now this [is another reason for observing the law of love]: You should know that it is about time to wake up out of your [spiritual] sleep, because [the day of our final] salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed [in Christ].

³ And when the sky is reddish and overcast in the morning, you predict [that it will be] bad weather that day. You know how to interpret [weather] conditions from the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times [i.e., what will happen in the spiritual realm]”]}]}.

⁴² Therefore be alert, for you do not know on what day the Lord will come. ⁴³ But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore, you also should be ready, for the Son of man will come at a time when you least expect Him.

⁵ Now when the [bride and] groom were late [in arriving], the bridesmaids all got drowsy and fell asleep. ⁶ Then at midnight someone shouted, ‘Look, the [bride and] groom are here. Come on, let us go out and meet them.’ ⁷ Then all the bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps [i.e., removed the burnt wicks and replenished their lamps with oil].

⁴⁰ And [when] He came [back] to where His disciples were and found them asleep, He said to Peter, “What [is this], could you not remain alert with me [in prayer] for one hour? ⁴¹ Be alert and pray, so that you do not give in to temptation; the spirit [of a person] is truly willing [i.e., to do a certain thing], but his physical nature is [often too] weak [to carry it out].”

³⁵ So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning. ³⁶ [Be alert], for he might come unexpectedly and find you asleep. ³⁷ And what I am telling you, I am telling everyone. Be alert ”

²⁸ But when these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads [i.e., in anticipation], for your redemption [i.e., deliverance, either from destruction or condemnation] is getting closer.”

²⁹ But I say this, brothers; there is not much time left [i.e., before the crisis arrives in full fury. See verse 26]. From now on those men who are married should live as though they were single. ³⁰ Those who cry [should live] as though they were not sad. Those who rejoice [should live] as though they were not happy. Those who buy things [should live] as though they did not own them. ³¹ And those who make use of the things of the world [should live] as though they were not [really] involved with them. For the world as we know it is passing away. [Note: The five “as though’s” of verses 29-31 are intended to emphasize that Christians should live with eternity in mind and not to become preoccupied with even legitimate earthly circumstances].

¹¹ Now these events happened to those people as examples [to us], and they were written as warnings to us, to whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. [Note: This refers to past ages concluding with the coming of Christ in that day].

³⁴ Come to your senses; do what is right and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God [i.e., in a personal way]. I am saying this to make you ashamed.

¹⁴ So, it says, “You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you].” [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone’s immersion, which included the ideas of “rising up” (See Col. 2:12) and “illumination” (See Heb. 6:4)].

¹ Now brothers, you do not need to have anything written to you about the times and dates [i.e., of Christ’s second coming], ² for you know perfectly well that the day of the Lord [i.e., when He returns, See II Thess. 2:1-2] will arrive like a thief coming in the night. ³ [For] when people are saying, “Peace,” and “Safety,” then [is when] destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not be able to escape it.

⁵ for all of you people belong to the light; you belong to the daytime. We do not belong to the night or to darkness. [Note: In this passage “light” and “daytime” refer to spiritual illumination, while “darkness” and “night” refer to spiritual ignorance]. ⁶ So then, we should not be [spiritually] asleep, like the rest [i.e., the unsaved world], but we should be alert and sober [i.e., in control of our senses]. ⁷ For people sleep at night, and get drunk at night [i.e., generally speaking]. ⁸ But, since we belong to the daytime [i.e., are enlightened], we should be sober. We should put on the “flack jacket” of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of being saved.

⁷ But the end of everything [as far as your lives are concerned] is near, so be sensible, and sober [so as to be] prayerful.

¹³ But, since God has promised it, we look forward to new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will prevail. ¹⁴ So, my dearly loved ones, while you are waiting for these things [to happen], do your best to be found at peace with God, pure and blameless in His sight. ¹⁵ And consider [that] the patience of the Lord means [further opportunities for] salvation, [just] as our dearly loved brother Paul also wrote to you, using the wisdom given to him by God.

¹² “Listen,” [says Jesus], “I am coming quickly! And my reward is with me to pay [back] every person for what he has done.

²⁰ The One who testifies about these things [i.e., Jesus] says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” May this be so. Come [ahead] Lord Jesus!