Romans 13:13
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Cross-reference
In Romans 6:4, the call to 'walk in newness of life' grounds the imperative here; the same walk metaphor ties behavior to baptismal identity.
2 Peter 2:18-20 warns of those who entice by 'sensual passions of the flesh' and become enslaved again — parallel to avoiding the vices in Romans.
Colossians 1:10 calls for a life worthy of the Lord and bearing fruit, directly echoing the decent walk commanded here.
Colossians 3:5 commands putting to death earthly passions: sexual immorality, impurity, passion — same vices Paul lists in Romans.
Philippians 1:27 calls for conduct worthy of the gospel, directly paralleling the 'walk decently' command here.
Ephesians 5:18 commands not to be drunk with wine but filled with the Spirit—the same contrast Paul implies between debauchery and righteous living.
1 Peter 4:3-5 lists the same vices (orgies, drunkenness, sensuality) as past Gentile behavior, adding that they will give account to God.
Ephesians 5:8 uses the same daytime/light imagery — believers are light and must walk as children of light, echoing the call to decent behavior.
Ephesians 5:3-5 forbids sexual immorality, impurity, and covetousness, warning that such people have no inheritance in Christ's kingdom.
In Ephesians 4:17, the command to no longer walk as the Gentiles do (in futility) directly parallels avoiding the pagan behaviors listed in Romans 13:13.
In Galatians 5:25, keeping in step with the Spirit continues the walk metaphor, urging a Spirit-led life that avoids the works of the flesh.
Galatians 5:21 includes drunkenness, revelries, and envy in the works of the flesh—matching Paul's list and warning of exclusion from God's kingdom.
Galatians 5:19 lists 'works of the flesh' including orgies, drunkenness, jealousy — directly overlapping with Romans' vices and showing they exclude from the kingdom.
In Galatians 5:16, walking by the Spirit directly prevents gratifying fleshly desires, exactly matching the call to avoid the sins listed in Romans 13:13.
1 Thessalonians 2:12 urges living worthy of God, a direct parallel to the call to behave decently.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 calls for abstaining from sexual immorality and controlling the body in holiness, not passionate lust — echoing Romans' 'sexual immorality and sensuality'.
1 Corinthians 6:10 lists drunkards as those who won't inherit God's kingdom—directly reinforcing Paul's warning against drunkenness.
1 Corinthians 6:9 warns that the sexually immoral, idolaters, and others will not inherit God's kingdom — reinforcing Romans' call to flee these sins.
Luke 21:34 directly warns against carousing and drunkenness—the same terms Paul uses, tying spiritual vigilance to avoiding excess.
In 1 Peter 2:11, believers are urged to abstain from fleshly passions that war against the soul — same call to 'walk properly' as in Romans.
Matthew 24:48-51 warns of the servant who eats and drinks with drunkards and faces sudden judgment—echoing Paul's call to sober living.
2 Peter 2:13 describes false teachers who revel in daytime, directly opposing the proper daytime conduct urged.
Isaiah 28:8 vividly depicts tables covered in vomit—a graphic image of the drunken revelry Paul warns against.
Isaiah 22:13 depicts hedonistic revelry ('eat and drink, for tomorrow we die'), the very attitude Romans 13:13 warns against.
James 3:14-16 describes bitter jealousy and selfish ambition as earthly and demonic — exactly the jealousy and disorder Paul warns against here.
1 Thessalonians 5:7 directly echoes the nighttime drunkenness imagery — underscoring the contrast between night deeds and day conduct.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 expands the day/sober metaphor and adds spiritual armor — a direct development of this walking-in-daylight theme.
Colossians 3:8 lists similar vices to put away — anger, slander — reinforcing the call to holy conduct.
Titus 2:12 calls for renouncing worldly passions and living self-controlled — a concise summary of the moral transformation listed here.
James 1:21 commands putting away all filthiness — a parallel call to moral cleansing matching the vices listed.
1 Peter 1:14 calls to not be conformed to former passions — directly echoing the renunciation of sensuality.
In 2 Corinthians 12:21, Paul mourns over unrepented impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality — exactly the vices named here.
In 1 Corinthians 13:4, love does not envy or boast — directly opposing the quarreling and jealousy warned against here.
In 1 Corinthians 5:11, a list of sins including sexual immorality and drunkenness directly parallels the vices warned against here.
In Isaiah 5:11, woe is pronounced on those who chase strong drink — directly mirroring the drunkenness warned against here.
Philippians 4:8 lists virtues to think on, complementing the negative behaviors to avoid in Romans — both guide moral living.
Philippians 2:3 opposes selfish ambition and conceit with humility — contrasting the vices of jealousy and strife here with a positive call to humility.
Galatians 5:26 warns against conceit, provocation, and envy — directly echoing the jealousy and strife listed in Romans 13:13.
Galatians 5:15 warns against biting and devouring each other — a vivid picture of the quarreling and jealousy Paul forbids here.
Proverbs 23:20 warns against associating with drunkards, a parallel prohibition to the drunkenness in Romans 13:13.
In 1 Peter 2:12, believers are urged to maintain honorable conduct among outsiders, echoing the call to walk properly.
1 Peter 4:4 describes how unbelievers react to believers who no longer join in dissipation — mirroring the call to walk properly without revelry.
2 Peter 2:14 describes false teachers 'full of adultery' who entice unsteady souls — similar to the 'sensuality' and immorality Paul warns against.
1 Peter 2:1 commands putting away envy and slander — similar vices to the quarreling and jealousy Paul lists, reinforcing the call to holy living.
1 Samuel 25:36 describes Nabal's drunken feast — another OT example of drunkenness, illustrating the excess Paul warns against.
1 Timothy 6:4 describes quarreling and envy from pride — the same relational vices warned against here.
1 Thessalonians 4:12 calls for a life that wins outsiders' respect, aligning with the call to behave decently — both about public conduct.
Ephesians 5:15 urges careful living, aligning with the call to walk decently — both emphasize intentional holy conduct.
Luke 15:13 describes the prodigal son's 'reckless living' — a term often associated with debauchery, matching the vices here.
Amos 6:4-6 condemns luxurious feasting and drinking without grief for others—a similar indictment of self-indulgent revelry.
Isaiah 28:7 shows priests and prophets reeling from wine, illustrating the destructive drunkenness Romans 13:13 forbids.
Genesis 9:21 records Noah's drunkenness — an OT example of the drunkenness Paul warns against, showing its shameful consequences.
James 5:5 condemns self-indulgence and luxury — vices akin to the sensuality and excess warned against here.
1 John 2:6 sets Christ's example as the standard for walking, complementing the negative list in Romans 13:13.
2 John 1:4 rejoices in children walking in truth, positively mirroring the proper walk urged in Romans 13:13.