Romans 7:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:1 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:1 — KJV
“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?”
— Romans 7:1 (KJV)
Romans 7:1 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 7:1
“Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:1: know, brethren, how
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:1: know, speak, how
“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:1: know, how, hath
“And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:1: know, law, how
“Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:1: know, hath, dominion
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