Berean Standard Bible
Romans 7:6
6But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Romans 7:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
- New International Version (NIV)But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
Context of Romans 7:6
4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. 5For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death. But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. 7What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” 8But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
Read all of Romans 7Romans 7:6 word by word
νυνὶ δὲ κατηργήθημεν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἀποθανόντες ἐν ᾧ κατειχόμεθα, ὥστε δουλεύειν ἡμᾶς ἐν καινότητι πνεύματος καὶ οὐ παλαιότητι γράμματος.¶Read the interlinear
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
- having diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
- toἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- bound usκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
- we have been releasedκαταργέωkatargeō · to abateG2673
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
- so thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- serveδουλεύωdouleuō · be a slaveG1398
- the new wayκαινότηςkainotēs · newnessG2538
- of the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- notοὐou · noG3756
- in the old wayπαλαιότηςpalaiotēs · oldnessG3821
- of the written codeγράμμαgramma · something writtenG1121
Cross-references for Romans 7:6
- Romans 7:4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
- Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Romans 7:1Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
- Romans 6:2Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
- Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- Romans 2:27The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
- Romans 6:4We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
- Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
- Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- 2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- Galatians 2:19For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
- Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
Commentaries on Romans 7:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But now we are delivered from the law - We, who have believed in Christ Jesus, are delivered from that yoke by which we were bound, which sentenced every transgressor to perdition, but provided no pardon even for the penitent, and no sanctification for those who are weary of their inbred corruptions. That being dead wherein we were held - To us believers in Christ this commandment is abrogated; we are transferred to another constitution; that law which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But now - Under the gospel. This verse states the consequences of the gospel, in distinction from the effects of the Law. The way in which this is accomplished, the apostle illustrates more at length in Romans 7:5, of the effects of the Law; and after having shown that its effects always were to increase crime and distress, he is prepared in Romans 7:4. Wherein we were held - That is, as captives, or as slaves. We were held in bondage to it; Romans 7:1…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6the written code (literally the letter): Paul uses this phrase to refer to the law of Moses. God carved this law on stone tablets consisting of individual letters (see 2:29; 2 Corinthians 3:5–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But now--On the same expression, see on Ro 6:22, and compare Jas 1:15. we are delivered from the law--The word is the same which, in Ro 6:6 and elsewhere, is rendered "destroyed," and is but another way of saying (as in Ro 7:4) that "we were slain to the law by the body of Christ"; language which, though harsh to the ear, is designed and fitted to impress upon the reader the violence of that death of the Cross, by which, as by a deadly wrench, we are…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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