So then, if she is married to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she is married to another man, she is not an adulteress.
Romans 7:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For example, a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law regarding the husband. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, if she is married to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she is married to another man, she is not an adulteress.
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law.
A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants #– #only in the Lord.
A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.