Romans 7:2 “For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long a…”

Romans 7:2

For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.

Darby Translation

For the married woman is bound by law to her husband so long as he is alive; but if the husband should die, she is clear from the law of the husband:

Young's Literal Translation

for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;

Bible in Basic English

For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

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Cross references

“the woman”

1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 7:39 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 Numbers 30:7 Numbers 30:8

1 Corinthians 7:4 · BSB

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

1 Corinthians 7:39 · BSB

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

Genesis 2:23 · BSB

And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

Genesis 2:24 · BSB

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Numbers 30:7 · BSB

and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.

Numbers 30:8 · BSB

But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?

3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

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