Romans 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.”
Romans 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.”
Romans 7:2 — World English Bible
Romans 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. ”
Romans 7:2 — American Standard Version
Romans 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;”
Romans 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the married woman is bound by law to her husband so long as he is alive; but if the husband should die, she is clear from the law of the husband: ”
Romans 7:2 — Darby Translation
Romans 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.”
Romans 7:2 — Geneva Bible
Romans 7:2 in Context — Romans 7
1 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?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
What Does Romans 7:2 Mean?
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