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Romans 7:1
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Romans 7:1
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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
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Romans 7:1
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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
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Romans 7:1
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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.
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Romans 7:1
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Released From the Law, Bound to Christ
7 Do you not know, brothers and sisters(A)—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?
Romans 7:1
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Romans 7:1
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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
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Romans 7:7
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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
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Romans 7:7
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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
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Romans 7:7
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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
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Romans 7:7
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The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D)
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
Romans 7:7
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Romans 7:7
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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
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Romans 7:12
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12 Therefore (A)the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
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Romans 7:12
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12 (A)So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Romans 7:12
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12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Romans 7:12
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Romans 7:12
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12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(A)
Romans 7:12
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Romans 7:12
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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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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
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Galatians 3:24-25
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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
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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
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Galatians 3:24-25
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24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came(A) that we might be justified by faith.(B) 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.(C)
Galatians 3:24-25
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Galatians 3:24-25
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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
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Galatians 5:18
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18 But (A)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
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Galatians 5:18
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Galatians 5:18
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18 But if you are (A)led by the Spirit, (B)you are not under the Law.
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Galatians 5:18
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Galatians 5:18
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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
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Galatians 5:18
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Galatians 5:18
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Galatians 5:18
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18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
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