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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Romans 13:11

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Romans 13 moves from submitting to authorities to summing up the law in love. Paul then adds a reason for moral seriousness: the time is short.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

King James Version (KJV)

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already is to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer is our salvation than when we did believe;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y esto, conociendo el tiempo, que es ya hora de levantarnos del sueño; porque ahora nos está más cerca nuestra salud que cuando creímos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tenemos que vivir así, sabiendo que el tiempo vuela. ¡Despertemos! Nuestra salvación está más cerca ahora que cuando creímos por primera vez.

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