Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
but now we are released from the law by which we were held having died, that we should serve [God] in newness of spirit, not in the old age of a writing.
New American Standard Bible
But now we have been
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
But now we have been released from the law, having died to what we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of a document.
American Standard Version
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
Amplified
But now we have been released from the Law and its penalty, having died [through Christ] to that by which we were held captive, so that we serve [God] in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter [of the Law].
An Understandable Version
But now that we have died to what controlled us and have been released from [the requirements of] the law of Moses [i.e., under the Gospel age], we serve [God] in a new way [directed] by the Holy Spirit [Note: Some take "Spirit" here to be "spirit" and see it as describing the inner person], and not in the old way [directed] by the written law of Moses.
Anderson New Testament
but now we are made free from the law, being dead to that by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Bible in Basic English
But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.
Common New Testament
But now, by dying to what once held us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but now we are delivered by the death of the law, which held us in bondage: that we might serve according to the living spirit, and not in the dead letter of the law.
Darby Translation
but now we are clear from the law, having died in that in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
Godbey New Testament
But now we have been made free from the law, being dead in that in which we were held; so that we serve in the newness of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Goodspeed New Testament
But now the Law no longer applies to us; we have died to what once controlled us, so that we can now serve in the new Spirit, not under the old letter.
John Wesley New Testament
But now we are freed from the law, that whereby we were held being dead, so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Julia Smith Translation
And now we were left inactive from the law, having died in what we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
King James 2000
But now we are delivered from the law, being dead to that in which we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But now we have been released from the law, [because we] have died [to that] by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter [of the law].
Modern King James verseion
But now we having been set free from the Law, having died to that in which we were held, so that we serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But now are we delivered from the law, and dead from that whereunto we were in bondage: that we should serve in a new conversation of the spirit, and not in the old conversation of the letter.
Moffatt New Testament
but now we are done with the Law, we have died to what once held us, so that we can serve in a new way, not under the written code as of old but in the Spirit.
Montgomery New Testament
But now we have been released from the Law, because we are dead to that in which we were held; so that we are now in thralldom in new and spiritual conditions, and not under the old written code.
NET Bible
But now we have been released from the law, because we have died to what controlled us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit and not under the old written code.
New Heart English Bible
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
Noyes New Testament
But now we are delivered from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.
The Emphasized Bible
But, now, we have received full release from the law, by dying in that wherein we used to be held fast, so that we should be doing service - in newness of spirit and not in obsoleteness of letter.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But now we have been discharged from the law, that being dead by which we were held fast; that we should serve in renovation of spirit, and not in the antiquity of the letter.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But now we are set free from the Law, because we are dead to that which once kept us under restraint; and so we serve under new, spiritual conditions, and not under old, written regulations.
Webster
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Weymouth New Testament
But seeing that we have died to that which once held us in bondage, the Law has now no hold over us, so that we render a service which, instead of being old and formal, is new and spiritual.
Williams New Testament
But now we have been freed from our relation to the law; we have ended our relation to that by which we once were held in bonds, so that we may serve in a new spiritual way and not in the old literalistic way.
World English Bible
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
Worrell New Testament
But now we have been fully discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
Worsley New Testament
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were bound, that we might serve God in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Youngs Literal Translation
and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
Themes
New creature » The believer as a
death » Figurative of regeneration
Law » Christ being the end of the law
Law » What occurs when there is no law
The law of God » Saints » Freed from the bondage of
Christian Liberty » Is freedom from » The law
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 7:6
Images Romans 7:6
Prayers for Romans 7:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Released From The Law Through Death
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful affections operated through the law in our members to bear fruit to death; 6 but now we are released from the law by which we were held having died, that we should serve [God] in newness of spirit, not in the old age of a writing. 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? By no means. On the contrary I knew not sin except through the law; for I had not known inordinate desire, unless the law had said, You shall not desire inordinately.
Cross References
Romans 6:4
We have been buried therefore with him through baptism in death, that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 7:4
So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
2 Corinthians 3:6
who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the writing but of the spirit; for the writing kills, but the spirit makes alive.
Romans 6:2
By no means. How shall we who died to sin any longer live in it?
Galatians 4:4-5
but when the fullness of time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Romans 1:9
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
Romans 2:27-29
And the uncircumcision by nature which keeps the law shall judge you who with the written law and circumcision are a transgressor of the law.
Romans 6:11
So also account yourselves dead indeed to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:14-15
For sin shall not have a Lordship over you; for you are not under the law but under the grace.
Romans 6:19
I speak after the manner of men on account of the weakness of your flesh. For as you presented your members servants to impurity and to wickedness in wickedness, so now present your members servants to righteousness in sanctification.
Romans 6:22
But now having been made free from sin and made servants to God, you have your fruit in sanctification, and the end eternal life.
Romans 7:1
ARE you ignorant, brothers, for I speak to them who understand law, that the law has authority over a man as long as he lives?
Romans 12:2
and be not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God which is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
2 Corinthians 5:17
So that if any one is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.
Galatians 2:19-20
For by a law I have died to the law, that I may live to God.
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree,
Galatians 3:23-25
But before the faith came, we were kept shut up under the law for the faith to be revealed.
Galatians 6:15
For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
Philippians 3:3
We are the circumcision, who serve God in spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and trust not in the flesh,
Colossians 3:10
and put on the new man, renewed in knowledge in the likeness of him that created him,