KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.
ASV American Standard Version
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, even to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another’s, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;
Surrounding context — Romans 7
1 Know 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?
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.
3 So 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.
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.
6 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
Ὥστε,G5620 · hōstesoἀδελφοίG80 · adelphosbrotherμου,G3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouἐθανατώθητεG2289 · thanatoōto killτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoσώματοςG4983 · sōmabodyτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενέσθαιG1096 · ginomaito beὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἑτέρῳ,G2087 · heterosotherτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκG1537 · ekout fromνεκρῶνG3498 · nekrosdeadἐγερθέντι,G1453 · egeirōto ariseἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαρποφορήσωμενG2592 · karpophoreōto bear fruitτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷ.G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.Ephesians 5:23-27For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.Romans 7:6But 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.Galatians 2:19-20For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.Ephesians 2:15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;Galatians 5:18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:Galatians 3:13Christ 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:Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.Colossians 2:14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;Philippians 1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.Colossians 1:10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;Hosea 2:19-20And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.Romans 6:2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
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