Romans 7:2

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
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Context

This verse from Romans Chapter 7 connects to 6 cross-references. The law is not sin but it diagnoses sin and stirs it up. Paul's personal struggle — the wretched man who does what he hates and does not do what he wants — whether describing pre or post-conversion experience has …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

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;

BBE

For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

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