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Romans 13
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romans.13.rom13ArmorLight
ἀποβαλώμεθα ... ἐνδυσώμεθα ... τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός
TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
How should the clothing-and-weapon imagery be rendered?
Apoballō is cast away; endyō is put on; hopla can be weapons, armor, or instruments of light.
Why this default
SBLGNT’s apoballō differs lexically from the other critical editions’ apotithēmi; RP also replaces de with kai before ‘put on.’
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Project defaultlet us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light
Project default · vivid contrast
Witnessesἀποβαλώμεθα ... ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ · SBLGNT; WH/Treg/NA28 second clauseAlternativelet us put away deeds belonging to darkness and clothe ourselves with the weapons of light
Responsible alternative
Witnessesἀποθώμεθα ... καὶ ἐνδυσώμεθα · WH, Treg, NA28 / RPRecord integrity
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