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# you know the time, that it is already time for you to awake out of sleep
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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]])
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# The night has advanced
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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]])
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# the day has come near
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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]])
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# works of darkness
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"Darkness" is a metonym for 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]])
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# let us put on the armor of light
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This is a metaphor in which Paul speaks of doing righteous works as a way of defending ourselves. AT: "we should allow God to protect us by doing only those deeds that are right and pleasing to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]).
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# armor of light
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"This is a metonymy, in which "light" is used for "righteous deeds".
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sleep]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/works]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/dayofthelord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]] |