So then, while her husband lives, she shall be called an adulteress if she becomes another man’s. But if her husband dies, she is free from that part of the Torah, so that she is not an adulteress, having become another man’s.
Romans 7:2 - The Scriptures 2009 For the married woman has been bound by Torah to the living husband, but if the husband dies, she is released from the Torah concerning her husband. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For [instance] a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives; but if her husband dies, she is loosed and discharged from the law concerning her husband. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible A married woman is united with her husband under the Law while he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is released from the Law concerning her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version For example, a woman who is subject to a husband is obligated by the law while her husband lives. But when her husband has died, she is released from the law of her husband. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the woman that hath an husband, whilst her husband liveth is bound to the law. But if her husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. |
So then, while her husband lives, she shall be called an adulteress if she becomes another man’s. But if her husband dies, she is free from that part of the Torah, so that she is not an adulteress, having become another man’s.
But now we have been released from the Torah, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in newness of Spirit and not in oldness of letter.
A wife is bound by Torah as long as her husband lives, and if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in the Master.
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.