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An Example from Marriage

Brothers, all of you understand the law of Moses. So surely you know that the law rules over a person only while he is alive. For example, a woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, then she is free from the law of marriage.

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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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