Romans 7:1
New King James Version
Freed from the Law
7 Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law [a]has dominion over a man as long as he lives?
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- Romans 7:1 rules
Romans 7:1
New American Standard Bible
Believers United to Christ
7 Or do you not know, (A)brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the [a]Law), that the [b]Law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?
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- Romans 7:1 Or law
- Romans 7:1 Or law
Romans 7:1
Amplified Bible
Believers United to Christ
7 Or do you not know, [a]brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction [to rule] over a person as long as he lives?
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- Romans 7:1 Lit brethren.
Romans 7:1
King James Version
7 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
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Romans 7:7
New King James Version
Sin’s Advantage in the Law
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, (A)I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, (B)“You shall not covet.”
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Romans 7:7
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? (B)[a]Far from it! On the contrary, (C)I would not have come to know sin except [b]through the Law; for I would not have known about [c]coveting if the Law had not said, “(D)You shall not [d]covet.”
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- Romans 7:7 Lit May it never happen!
- Romans 7:7 Or through law
- Romans 7:7 Or lust
- Romans 7:7 Or lust
Romans 7:7
Amplified Bible
7 What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”(A)
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Romans 7:7
King James Version
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
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Romans 7:12
New King James Version
12 Therefore (A)the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
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Romans 7:12
New American Standard Bible
12 (A)So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Romans 7:12
Amplified Bible
12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Romans 7:12
King James Version
12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
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Galatians 3:24-25
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24 Therefore (A)the law was our [a]tutor to bring us to Christ, (B)that we might be justified by faith. 25 But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.
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- Galatians 3:24 In a household, the guardian responsible for the care and discipline of the children
Galatians 3:24-25
New American Standard Bible
24 Therefore the Law has become our [a](A)guardian to lead us to Christ, so that (B)we may be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a [b](C)guardian.
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- Galatians 3:24 I.e., children’s escort and supervisor
- Galatians 3:25 See note v 24
Galatians 3:24-25
Amplified Bible
24 with the result that the Law has become our tutor and our disciplinarian to guide us to Christ, so that we may be [a]justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing with God] by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under [the control and authority of] a tutor and disciplinarian.
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- Galatians 3:24 See note 2:16.
Galatians 3:24-25
King James Version
24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
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Galatians 5:18
New King James Version
18 But (A)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
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Galatians 5:18
New American Standard Bible
18 But if you are (A)led by the Spirit, (B)you are not under the Law.
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Galatians 5:18
Amplified Bible
18 But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.
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Galatians 5:18
King James Version
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
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Galatians 5:19-21
New King James Version
19 Now (A)the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [a]adultery, [b]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [c]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (B)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:19 NU omits adultery
- Galatians 5:19 sexual immorality
- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
Galatians 5:19-21
New American Standard Bible
19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: (A)sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, 20 idolatry, (B)witchcraft, hostilities, (C)strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, (D)selfish ambition, dissensions, (E)factions, 21 envy, (F)drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not (G)inherit the kingdom of God.
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Galatians 5:19-21
Amplified Bible
19 Now the practices of the [a]sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control), 20 [b]idolatry, [c]sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [that promote heresies], 21 envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:19 Lit flesh.
- Galatians 5:20 Including prostitution, which was often part of pagan ritual.
- Galatians 5:20 Including such things as occult practices, witchcraft, worship of evil powers, drug-induced trances.
Galatians 5:19-21
King James Version
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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