Romans 13:13
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”
ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
εὐσχημόνως
properly
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εὐσχημόνως
Decently, becomingly, with propriety. Euschēmónōs. Paul calls believers to walk this way, ordering life with grace and discipline before a watching world. How you carry yourself is part of your witness.
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περιπατέω
we may walk,
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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κῶμος
in reveling
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κῶμος
Carousing, wild reveling. Komos. Paul lists it among the works of the flesh that disqualify from the kingdom. Unrestrained celebration becomes a door to deeper sin. Guard what you call a good time.
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μέθη
in drinking,
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μέθη
Drunkenness, intoxication. Methē. Paul lists it among the works of the flesh that will not inherit the kingdom. Do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit instead.
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κοίτη
in sexual immorality
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κοίτη
Bed, sexual union, seed. Koítē. The marriage bed is to be held undefiled. What happens in the bed is not hidden from God. Keep it holy.
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ἔρις
in dissension
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ἔρις
Quarrel, wrangling, strife. Eris. Paul lists it among the works of the flesh and warns it marks the divisive, not the Spirit-filled. Where eris takes root, unity dies. Root it out.
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ζῆλος
in jealousy;
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ζῆλος
properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice)
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