unfoldingWord_en_tn/rom/13/11.md

# you know the time, that it is already time for you to awake out of sleep

Paul speaks of the need for the Roman believers to change their behavior as if they needed to wake up from being asleep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# The night has advanced

Paul speaks of the time when the people did evil deeds as night. AT: "The present sinful time is almost over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the day has come near

Paul speaks of the time when people stop doing evil deeds as the day. AT: "Christ will return soon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# works of darkness

These are wicked deeds which people prefer to do at night, when it is dark and no one can see them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# let us put on the armor of light

Paul speaks of doing things to resist Satan as if the people were putting on armor in preparation for battle. AT: "we should allow God to protect us by doing only those deeds we want people to see us doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sleep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/salvation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/dayofthelord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/darkness]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# you know the time, that it is already time for you to awake out of sleep`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of the need for the Roman believers to change their behavior as if they needed to wake up from being asleep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The night has advanced`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of the time when the people did evil deeds as night. AT: "The present sinful time is almost over" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the day has come near`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Paul speaks of the time when people stop doing evil deeds as the day. AT: "Christ will return soon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# works of darkness`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are wicked deeds which people prefer to do at night, when it is dark and no one can see them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# let us put on the armor of light`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Paul speaks of doing things to resist Satan as if the people were putting on armor in preparation for battle. AT: "we should allow God to protect us by doing only those deeds we want people to see us doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sleep]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/salvation]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/dayofthelord]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/darkness]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/light]]`