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Or don’t you know, brothers[a] (since I am speaking to those who know the law), that a law has jurisdiction over a person only as long as he lives? For example, a married woman is bound to her husband by law as long as he is alive, but if he dies, she is released from this law regarding her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:1 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female.

Released From the Law, Bound to Christ

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? For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.(B)

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