Romans 7:6

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.

5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
KJV
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
WEB
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
ASV
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
DARBY
but now we are clear from the law, having died in that in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
BLB
But now we have been released from the law, having died to that by which we were held, so as for us to serve in the newness of the Spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
ÅB
Men nå er vi løst fra loven, for vi er døde fra det som vi var fanget under, så vi tjener Gud i et nytt liv i Ånden, og ikke på den gamle måten, etter bokstaven.
OTB
Men nå, etter å ha dødd fra det som en gang bandt oss, er vi løst fra loven, slik at vi tjener på den nye måten ved Ånden, og ikke på den gamle måten ved den skrevne koden.
B1930
men nu er vi løst fra loven, idet vi er død fra det som vi var fanget under, så vi tjener i Åndens nye vesen, og ikke i bokstavens gamle vesen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Galatians 3:23–25

    But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:6

    Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

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  • Romans 7:4

    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.

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  • Romans 6:4

    Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

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  • Galatians 2:19–20

    For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

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  • Galatians 4:4–5

    But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

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  • Romans 6:14–15

    For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

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  • Galatians 3:13

    Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

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