Romans 7:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

That is how it is with you, my friends. You are now part of the body of Christ and are dead to the power of the Law. You are free to belong to Christ, who was raised to life so that we could serve God.

Cross References

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.

Isaiah 54:5

The LORD All-Powerful, the Holy God of Israel, rules all the earth. He is your Creator and husband, and he will rescue you.

Romans 8:2

The Holy Spirit will give you life that comes from Christ Jesus and will set you free from sin and death.

Ephesians 2:15

to destroy the Law of Moses with all its rules and commands. He even brought Jews and Gentiles together as though we were only one person, when he united us in peace.

Romans 7:6

But the Law no longer rules over us. We are like dead people, and it cannot have any power over us. Now we can serve God in a new way by obeying his Spirit, and not in the old way by obeying the written Law.

Galatians 5:18

But if you obey the Spirit, the Law of Moses has no control over you.

Colossians 1:22

But his Son became a human and died. So God made peace with you, and now he lets you stand in his presence as people who are holy and faultless and innocent.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

Galatians 3:13

But Christ rescued us from the Law's curse, when he became a curse in our place. This is because the Scriptures say that anyone who is nailed to a tree is under a curse.

Romans 6:14

Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's kindness and not by the Law.

Colossians 2:14

God wiped out the charges that were against us for disobeying the Law of Moses. He took them away and nailed them to the cross.

Colossians 1:10

Then you will live a life that honours the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better.

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will keep you busy doing good deeds that bring glory and praise to God.

Revelation 19:7

So we will be glad and happy and give him praise. The wedding day of the Lamb is here, and his bride is ready.

Romans 6:2

No, we should not! If we are dead to sin, how can we go on sinning?

Colossians 2:20

You died with Christ. Now the forces of the universe don't have any power over you. Why do you live as if you had to obey such rules as,

Colossians 1:6

The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in that same way among you, ever since the first day you learnt the truth about God's wonderful kindness

Philippians 4:17

I am not trying to get something from you, but I want you to receive the blessings that come from giving.

John 3:29

At a wedding the groom is the one who gets married. The best man is glad just to be there and to hear the groom's voice. That's why I am so glad.

Matthew 26:26

During the meal Jesus took some bread in his hands. He blessed the bread and broke it. Then he gave it to his disciples and said, “Take this and eat it. This is my body.”

Revelation 21:9

I saw one of the seven angels who had the bowls filled with the seven last terrible troubles. The angel came to me and said, “Come on! I will show you the one who will be the bride and wife of the Lamb.”

Hebrews 10:10

So we are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself once for all.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I am as concerned about you as God is. You were like a virgin bride I had chosen only for Christ.

1 Corinthians 10:16

When we drink from the cup that we ask God to bless, isn't that sharing in the blood of Christ? When we eat the bread that we break, isn't that sharing in the body of Christ?

John 15:8

When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honoured.

John 6:51

I am that bread from heaven! Everyone who eats it will live for ever. My flesh is the life-giving bread that I give to the people of this world.

Isaiah 62:5

Your people will take the land, just as a young man takes a bride. The LORD will be pleased because of you, just as a husband is pleased with his bride.

Mark 4:20

The seeds that fell on good ground are the people who hear and welcome the message. They produce thirty or sixty or even a hundred times as much as was planted.

Romans 6:11

In the same way, you must think of yourselves as dead to the power of sin. But Christ Jesus has given life to you, and you live for God.

Romans 7:3

to marry someone else. However, if she goes off with another man while her husband is still alive, she is said to be unfaithful.