Romans 13:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 13:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
νὺξ
nýx
G3571
night
προέκοψεν
prokóptō
G4298
to advance
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἡμέρα
hēméra
G2250
day
ἤγγικεν
engízō
G1448
to approach
ἀποθώμεθα
apotíthēmi
G659
to put away
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔργα
érgon
G2041
work
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
σκότους
skótos
G4655
darkness
ἐνδυσώμεθα
endýō
G1746
to put on
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ὅπλα
hóplon
G3696
tool
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
φωτός
phōs
G5457
light
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the armor of light.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The night advanced, and the day has come near. Let us therefore put off the works of the darkness, and let us put on the weapons of the light.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).