In the same way, my brothers, through the Messiah's body you also died as far as the Law is concerned, so that you may belong to another person, the one who was raised from the dead, and may bear fruit for God.

For the Spirit's law of life in the Messiah Jesus has set me free from the Law of sin and death.

But now we have been released from the Law by dying to what enslaved us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit, not under the old writings.

But if you are being led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become God's slaves, the benefit you reap is sanctification, and the result is eternal life.

He rendered the Law inoperative, along with its commandments and regulations, thus creating in himself one new humanity from the two, thereby making peace,

he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body, so that he may present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.

having erased the charges that were brought against us, along with their obligations that were hostile to us. He took those charges away when he nailed them to the cross.

Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,

I will make you my wife forever I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.

I'm the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he'll live forever. And the bread I will give for the life of the world is my flesh."

This is how my Father is glorified, when you produce a lot of fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

Of course not! How can we who died as far as sin is concerned go on living in it?

For sin will not have mastery over you, because you are not under Law but under grace.

The cup of blessing that we bless is our fellowship in the blood of the Messiah, isn't it? The bread that we break is our fellowship in the body of the Messiah, isn't it?

I am jealous of you with God's own jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.

For through the Law I died to the Law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with the Messiah.

The Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written, "A curse on everyone who is hung on a tree!"

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

For the husband is the head of his wife as the Messiah is the head of the church. It is he who is the Savior of the body.

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus the Messiah so that God will be glorified and praised.

It is not that I am looking for a gift. No, I want to see that you receive the fruit that increases to your benefit.

that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.

so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God.

If you have died with the Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world?

By God's will we have been sanctified once and for all through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus, the Messiah.

"He himself bore our sins" in his body on the tree, so that we might die to those sins and live righteously. "By his wounds you have been healed."

Let us rejoice, be glad, and give him glory, because the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, "Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb."

For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name, and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.

"For just as a young man marries a maiden, so your sons will marry you; and just as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

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Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

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Ye also

But now we have been released from the Law by dying to what enslaved us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit, not under the old writings.
For sin will not have mastery over you, because you are not under Law but under grace.
For the Spirit's law of life in the Messiah Jesus has set me free from the Law of sin and death.
For through the Law I died to the Law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with the Messiah.
The Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written, "A curse on everyone who is hung on a tree!"
But if you are being led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.
He rendered the Law inoperative, along with its commandments and regulations, thus creating in himself one new humanity from the two, thereby making peace,
having erased the charges that were brought against us, along with their obligations that were hostile to us. He took those charges away when he nailed them to the cross.

That ye

Listen, daughter! Consider and pay attention. Forget your people and your father's house,
For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name, and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth.
"For just as a young man marries a maiden, so your sons will marry you; and just as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
I will make you my wife forever I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.
It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
I am jealous of you with God's own jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to the Messiah.
For the husband is the head of his wife as the Messiah is the head of the church. It is he who is the Savior of the body.
Let us rejoice, be glad, and give him glory, because the marriage of the lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready.
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, "Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb."

That we

But now that you have been freed from sin and have become God's slaves, the benefit you reap is sanctification, and the result is eternal life.
Your sons will take the place of your ancestors, and you will set them up as princes in all the earth.
This is how my Father is glorified, when you produce a lot of fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus the Messiah so that God will be glorified and praised.
It is not that I am looking for a gift. No, I want to see that you receive the fruit that increases to your benefit.
that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.

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