Similarities - Matthew 24 & Romans 13

Similarities: Matthew 24 & Romans 13


There are similarities between Matthew 24 and Romans 13. 

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The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24

Romans 13

"if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’, and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves"

(Matthew 24:48-49)

"Love does not work BAD (to) the neighbor"

(Romans 13:10)

"the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of lawlessness being-multiplied"

(Matthew 24:12)

"LOVE (is the) fulfillment (of the) Law"

(Romans 13:10)

The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12.

"when THE TIME is"

(Mark 13:33, parallel to Matthew 24:42)

"(do) this knowing THE TIME"

(Romans 13:11)

"the (one) having-endured to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved"

(Matthew 24:13)

"For now our salvation (is) nearer than when we-believed" 

(Romans 13:11)

"the lord (of) that slave will-come on (a) DAY which he-does not expect, and at (an) HOUR which he-does not know" 

(Matthew 24:50)

"(it is) already (the) HOUR (for) you to-arise from sleep [...], the DAY has-drawn-near"

(Romans 13:11-12)


"take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with carousing and DRUNKENNESS and anxieties pertaining-to-life, and that unexpected DAY suddenly-come-upon you"

(Luke 21:33-34, parallel to Matthew 24:35)

"Let us walk properly as in (the) DAY — not (in) revelries and DRUNKENNESS"

(Romans 13:13)

The Greek word for "DRUNKENNESS" (methé 3178 in Greek, noun) is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, and that 1 time is found in Luke 21:34.


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Matthew 24:48: "But if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) being-drunk —"

Romans 13:10: "Love does not work BAD (to) the neighbor. Therefore love (is the) fulfillment (of the) Law."



Matthew 24:12: "And the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of lawlessness (anomian 458 in Greek) being-multiplied."

Romans 13:10: "LOVE does not work evil (to) the neighbor. Therefore LOVE (is the) fulfillment (of the) Law (nomou 3551 in Greek)."

(The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12).

(The Greek word for "lawlessness" (anomia 458 in Greek, noun) used in Matthew 24:12 comes from the Greek word for "lawless" (anomos 459 in Greek, adjective) which comes from a negative particle of the Greek word for "alpha" (alpha 1 in Greek, noun) and the Greek word for "Law" (nomos 3551 in Greek, noun), used in Romans 13:10).



Matthew 24:42: "Therefore keep-watching, because you do not know (on) which day your Lord is-coming."

The parallel account in Mark reads: Mark 13:33: "Be-watching-out, be-keeping-alert, be-praying, for you-do not know when THE TIME is."

Romans 13:11: "And (do) this knowing THE TIME, that (it is) already (the) hour (for) you to-arise from sleep. For now our salvation (is) nearer than when we-believed."



Matthew 24:13: "But the (one) having-endured to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved (sōthēsetai 4982 in Greek)."

Romans 13:11: "And (do) this knowing the time, that (it is) already (the) hour (for) you to-arise from sleep. For now our salvation (sōtēria 4991 in Greek) (is) nearer than when we-believed."

(The Greek word for "salvation" (sótéria 4991 in Greek, noun) used in Romans 13:11 is a feminine of a derivative of the Greek word for "savior" (sótér 4990 in Greek, noun) which comes from the Greek word for "will-be-saved" (sózó 4982 in Greek, verb) used in Matthew 24:13).



Matthew 24:50: "the lord (of) that slave will-come on (a) DAY which he-does-expect not, and at (an) HOUR which he-does-know not."

Romans 13:11: "And (do) this knowing the time, that (it is) already (the) HOUR (for) you to-arise from sleep. For now our salvation (is) nearer than when we-believed."

Romans 13:12: "The night is-advanced, and the DAY has-drawn-near. Therefore let us lay-aside the works (of) the darkness and let us put-on the weapons (of) the light."



Matthew 24:35: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

The parallel account in Luke reads: Luke 21:33: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

Luke 21:34: "“But take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with carousing and DRUNKENNESS and anxieties pertaining-to-life, and that unexpected DAY suddenly-come-upon you"

Romans 13:13: "Let us walk properly as in (the) DAY — not (in) revelries and DRUNKENNESS, not (in) beds and sensualities, not (in) strife and jealousy,"

(The Greek word for "DRUNKENNESS" (methé 3178 in Greek, noun) is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, and that 1 time is found in Luke 21:34).



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