English Standard Version
Romans 7:6
6But 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
Context of Romans 7:6
4Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. 5For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. 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. 7What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet." 8But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
- we are deliveredκαταργέωkatargeō · to abateG2673
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
- that being deadἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
- whereinἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- we were heldκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
- thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
- weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- should serveδουλεύωdouleuō · be a slaveG1398
- newnessκαινότηςkainotēs · newnessG2538
- of spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- notοὐou · noG3756
- the oldnessπαλαιότηςpalaiotēs · oldnessG3821
- of the letterγράμμαgramma · something writtenG1121
Cross-references for Romans 7:6
- Romans 7:4Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.
- Romans 6:14For sin will have no dominion over you, since 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 hanged on a tree"—
- Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
- Romans 7:1Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?
- Romans 6:2By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
- Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
- Romans 2:27Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.
- Romans 6:4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
- Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
- Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
- Ezekiel 36:26And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
- 2 Corinthians 3:6who has made us sufficient to be 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 counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but 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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