Romans 7:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Romans 7:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband while he is living; but, if her husband dies, she is set free from the law that bound her to him.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn das verheiratete Weib ist durchs Gesetz an den Mann gebunden, solange er lebt; wenn aber der Mann gestorben ist, so ist sie losgemacht von dem Gesetz des Mannes.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque la mujer que está sujeta á marido, mientras el marido vive está obligada á la ley; mas muerto el marido, libre es de la ley del marido.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Pois a mulher casada está, pela Lei, ligada ao marido enquanto o ele viver; porém, depois do marido morrer, ela está livre da Lei do marido.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois, pela lei, a mulher casada está ligada ao seu marido enquanto ele viver; mas se seu marido morrer, ela estará livre da lei do casamento.
📖 Romans 7:2 in Context
1Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2For 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.
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4Wherefore, 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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