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Released from the Law

Or do you not know, (A)brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is master over a person as long as he lives? For (B)the married woman has been bound by law to her [a]husband while he is living, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law [b]concerning the husband.

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  1. Romans 7:2 Lit living husband
  2. Romans 7:2 Lit of

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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