Romans 7:1

Know ye not, brethren, (for I am speaking to those who are acquainted with the Law,) that the Law hath dominion over a man only as long as he liveth?

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is released from the law which bound her to him.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:23For the commandment is a lamp, and instruction a light; Yea, the rebukes of correction lead to life.

Romans 2:17But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

Romans 6:14For sin shall not hold dominion over you; for ye are not under the Law, but under grace.

Romans 9:3For I could wish to be myself accursed and cast out from Christ in behalf of my brethren, my kinsmen as to the flesh;

1 Corinthians 9:8Is it on man's authority that I am saying these things, or doth not the Law too say the same?

Matthew Henry on Romans 7:1

We may observe in this chapter, I. Our freedom from the law further urged as an argument to press upon us sanctification, ver. 1-6 . II. The excellency and usefulness of the law asserted and proved from the apostle's own experience, notwithstanding, ver. 7-14 . III. A description of the conflict between grace and corruption in the heart, ver. 14, 15, to the end . Read the whole commentary →

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