Romans 7:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:2 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:2 — KJV
“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.”
— Romans 7:2 (KJV)
Romans 7:2 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 7:2
“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:2: husband, bound, law
“And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:2: woman, hath, bound
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:2: woman, husband, dead
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:2: woman, hath, husband
“And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:2: woman, hath, husband
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