Romans 7:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19

Then I will take away your stubbornness and make you eager to be completely faithful to me. You will want to obey me

Ezekiel 36:26

I will take away your stubborn heart and give you a new heart and a desire to be faithful. You will have only pure thoughts,

Romans 1:9

God has seen how I never stop praying for you, while I serve him with all my heart and tell the good news about his Son.

Romans 12:2

Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

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 6:19

I am using these everyday examples, because in some ways you are still weak. You used to let the different parts of your body be slaves of your evil thoughts. But now you must make every part of your body serve God, so that you will belong completely to him.

Romans 6:2

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

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.

Romans 6:4

When we were baptized, we died and were buried with Christ. We were baptized, so that we would live a new life, as Christ was raised to life by the glory of God the Father.

Romans 7:1

My friends, you understand enough about law to know that laws only have power over people who are alive.

Romans 7:2

For example, the Law says that a man's wife must remain his wife as long as he lives. But once her husband is dead, she is free

Romans 7:4

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.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He makes us worthy to be the servants of his new agreement that comes from the Holy Spirit and not from a written Law. After all, the Law brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

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.

Galatians 6:15

It doesn't matter if you are circumcised or not. All that matters is that you are a new person.

Ephesians 4:24

and make you into a new person. You were created to be like God, and so you must please him and be truly holy.

Philippians 3:3

But we are the ones who are truly circumcised, because we worship by the power of God's Spirit and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don't boast about what we have done,

Colossians 3:10

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.