Romans 7:3

“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.”

"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." - Romans 7:3
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What does Romans 7:3 mean?

Romans 7:3 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "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…

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A New Covenant: Freedom and Faithfulness in Christ

In Romans 7:3, Paul presents a profound insight into the interplay of law, marital fidelity, and spiritual freedom: "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…

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A Prayer for Freedom and Renewal in Christ

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude for Your endless mercy and grace. Lord, I thank You for Your sacred Word, which speaks to us and guides us through the complexities of life and relationships. As I meditate on Romans 7:3, I reflect upon the…

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Romans 7:3 - "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."
Romans 3:7 - "For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?"
Romans 7:19
Romans 7:12
Romans 4:3
Romans 3:24
Romans 3:16 - "Destruction and misery are in their ways:"
Romans 6:7 - "For he that is dead is freed from sin."
Romans 3:17 - "And the way of peace have they not known:"
Romans 3:15 - "Their feet are swift to shed blood:"
Romans 3:10 - "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Romans 3:18 - "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Romans 3:3 - "For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?"
Romans 3:14 - "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:"
Romans 7:12 - "Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good."
Romans 14:7 - "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself."
Romans 7:17 - "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
Romans 7:22 - "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:"
Romans 7:10 - "And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death."
Romans 4:7 - "Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered."
Romans 3:11 - "There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."
Romans 7:11 - "For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me."
Romans 16:3 - "Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:"
Romans 3:1 - "What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?"
Romans 3:23 - "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Romans 3:6 - "God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?"
Romans 12:7 - "Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;"
"Destruction and misery are in their ways:" - Romans 3:16
Romans 10:7 - "Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)"