Advent · First Sunday in Advent · Year A
Romans 13:(8-10) 11-14
November 30, 2025

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Commentary on Romans 13:11-14 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary commentary on this exact Advent 1 epistle, on living now into the new identity Christ gives before his return.
Epistle: Romans 13:(8-10)11-14 (Advent 1: Series A) 1517
1517's Advent 1 Series A treatment of the full pericope including the bracketed verses 8-10, warning against turning it into a bare Christmas moralism.
Romans 13:11-14 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Walks through Paul's 'understand the time' call and the night/day, dirty-clothing imagery of vv.11-14.
Romans 13 Commentary: The urgency to love and walk right with God Enduring Word
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on vv.11-14, on waking from sleep and 'putting on' Christ daily.
Romans 13:11-14 Precept Austin
Verse-by-verse word-study commentary quoting vv.11-14 directly and unpacking 'armor of light' and 'put on the Lord Jesus Christ.'
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