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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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These are 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]])
# let us put on the armor of light
Paul speaks of doing things to resist Satan as if the people were putting on armor in preparation for battle. AT: "we should allow God to protect us by doing only those deeds we want people to see us doing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])