Romans 7:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. ”

Romans 7:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But now - Under the gospel. This verse states the consequences of the gospel, in distinction from the effects of the Law. The way in which this is accomplished, the apostle illustrates more at le...
Romans 7:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But now we are delivered from the law, that (i) being dead (k) wherein we were (l) held; that we should serve in (m) newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the (n) letter. (i) As if he said,...
Romans 7:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Espousal to Christ. Paul returns to his paradox about Law and Grace ( Romans 6:14 f.) and illustrates it by marriage, Christ now standing for Grace. Romans 7:1-3 . Wedlock binds while the...
Romans 7:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

delivered . Greek. katargeo. See Romans 7:2 . that... held . having died (to that) in which we were held. wherein . in (App-104.) which. that . so that. serve . App-190. Compare Romans 6...
Romans 7:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. But now we have been loosed from the law, etc. He pursues the argument derived from the opposite effect of things, — “If the restraint of the law availed so little to bridle the flesh,...
Romans 7:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. But now we are delivered from the law -...
Romans 7:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But now we are delivered, &c.— But now, —that is, under the Gospel. Now is frequently used in this sense;—which should be well observed, as it may prove a key to many texts. However, here, a...
Romans 7:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. But now (see the notes on the sam...
Romans 7:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Inadequacy of the Law to save 1-6. St. Paul had spoken of the Law in a way which would offend an earnest Jew: cp. Romans 3:20-21 ; Romans 4:15 ; Romans 5:20 . In this chapter ( Romans 7:7-2...
Romans 7:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VII. (1-6) The Apostle takes up an idea to which he had alluded in Romans 7:14-15 of the preceding chapter, “Ye are not under the Law, but under grace;” and as he had worked out the conclusion o...
Romans 7:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 JUSTIFICATION AND HOLINESS: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM HUMAN LIFE Romans 6:14-23 - Romans 7:1-6 AT the point we have now reached, the Apostle's thought pauses for a moment, to resume. He...
Romans 7:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Law Makes Sin Known Romans 7:1-13 To make his meaning clear the Apostle now enters upon a parable drawn from domestic life. He says that we are married to the Law as our first husband, and...
Romans 7:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Continuing his argument, the apostle showed under the marital figure that a change of covenant changes the center of responsibility. Then we have one of the great personal and experimental passages...
Romans 7:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law), how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? (2) For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husb...
Romans 7:6 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

SPIRIT OR LETTER ‘That we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.’ Romans 7:6 The man who lives by rule and by rote has not yet entered on the fullness of Chri...
Romans 7:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But now we are delivered from the law ,.... From the ministration of it, by Moses; from it, as a covenant of works; from its rigorous exaction; from its curse and condemnation, all this by Christ; a...
Romans 7:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Ver. 6. Not in the oldness of the l...
Romans 7:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For We ought now to be fruitful in good works, because we were formerly fruitful in evil: when we were in the flesh Under the comparatively carnal dispensation of Moses, and in our natural corrup...
Romans 7:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Change of "Husbands" But a Struggle for Freedom In Romans 7:1-25 we are faced with the case of a renewed conscience recognizing the claims of righteousness - or more correctly, holiness - hating...
Romans 7:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Observations Respecting the Law. A. D. 58. 1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that...
Romans 7:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But now; i.e. being brought out of our fleshly state. We are delivered from the law: see the notes on Romans 7:4 . That being dead wherein we were held; the relative is not in the Greek text...
Romans 7:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deliverance From Under The Law (7:1-6). Paul now declares that the Christian is delivered from the dominion of the Law because he has died to it in the death of Christ, and this in order that he m...
Romans 7:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 7:1 .—The law is lord over the man. There is nothing shocking in the assertion that we are no longer under the law. You all know that the power of the law over a man ceases...
Romans 7:6 - Scofield Reference Notes

newness Compare ( Romans 2:29 ); ( 2 Corinthians 3:6 ). "The letter" is a Paulinism for the law, as "spirit" in these passages is his word for the relationships and powers of new life in Ch...
Romans 7:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 7:1-6 "Law versus Grace.". Note: I. St. Paul's maxim that it is death which puts an end to all obligation created by statute law. Expositors have often remarked how fond this apostle was...
Romans 7:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 7:1-3 . Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law), how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the la...
Romans 7:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 7:1 . I speak to them that know the law, with a view more fully to illustrate the liberation from the condemnation of the law, that the law has dominion over a man, and over a woman, as lon...
Romans 7:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Know ye not, brethren … how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? Believers not under the law as a covenant of works I. All men are, naturally, under the law as a covenant...
Romans 7:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 7:1-45 Here comes in the third illustration of the moral obligation of the baptized. It rests on the recognized principle that death cancels the claims of human law on a...
Romans 7:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Freedom from the Law. 7:1-6
Romans 7:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 3:6 ; 2 Corinthians 5:17 ; Colossians 3:10 ; Ezekiel 11:19 ; Ezekiel 36:26 ; Galatians 2:19 ; Galatians 2:20 ; Galatians 3:13 ; Galatians 3:23-25 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Galatians...
Romans 7:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Being dead to that whereby we were held — To our old husband, the law. That we might serve in newness of spirit — In a new, spiritual manner. And not in the oldness of the letter — Not in a bare li...

Romans 7:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Romans 7:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Romans 7:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Romans 7:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Romans 7:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Romans 7:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Romans 7:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Romans 7:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Romans 7:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Romans 7:6 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Romans 7:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Romans 7:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Romans 7:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 7:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Romans 7:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Romans 7:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Romans 7:6 - Scofield Reference Notes

Romans 7:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 7:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 7:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 7:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Romans 7:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Romans 7:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Romans 7:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 7:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes