Romans 13:11

Motivation to Godly Conduct

13:11 And do this ¹  because we know ²  the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

Romans 11:8

11:8 as it is written,

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,

eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear,

to this very day.” ³ 

[13:11]  ¹ tn Grk “and this,” probably referring to the command to love (13:8-10); hence, “do” is implied from the previous verses.

[13:11]  ² tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[11:8]  ³ sn A quotation from Deut 29:4; Isa 29:10.