Romans 7:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:6 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:6 — KJV
“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. that being...: or, being dead to that”
— Romans 7:6 (KJV)
Romans 7:6 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 7:6
“Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:6: now, should, serve
“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. be delivered: or, cry out came: Heb. were turned”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:6: delivered, law, dead
“Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:6: now, dead, spirit
“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:6: now, dead, should
“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:6: now, being, letter
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