Rom 13:11-12, Heb 13:13-14, 1Pe 4:7, 2Pe 3:8-9, 1Jo 2:17 | ESV | STEP | Besides this you know the time , that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep . For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed .

Romans 13:11-12

11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you ^ato wake from sleep. ^bFor salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 ^cThe night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us ^dcast off ^ethe works of darkness and ^fput on the armor of light.

Hebrews 13:13-14

13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear ^gthe reproach he endured. 14 For ^hhere we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

1 Peter 4:7

7 ⁱThe end of all things is at hand; therefore ^jbe self-controlled and sober-minded ^kfor the sake of your prayers.

2 Peter 3:8-9

8 But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and ^la thousand years as one day. 9 ^mThe Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise ⁿas some count slowness, but ^ois patient toward you, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts on your account} ^qnot wishing that any should perish, but ^rthat all should reach repentance.

1 John 2:17

17 And ^sthe world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.