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I. TO AWAKE. Because —

1. It is high time.

2. The night of unbelief is past.

3. The day of salvation is at hand.

II. TO DUTY.

1. To repentance — "Put off the works of darkness."

2. To faith — "Put on the armour of light."

3. To action — "Walk honestly," etc.

4. To holiness — "Put on Christ" — the Source of new life.

(J. Lyth, D.D.)

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KJV: And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

WEB: Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.