Bible Strands
Romans 7:4
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses his readers as "my brothers" to explain their transition from the law's jurisdiction following his preceding marriage analogy.
The words — ἐθανατώθητε (ethanatōthēte) translates literally as "were put to death," while ὥστε (hōste) functions as a connective meaning "Likewise."
The thread — The passage's logic of dying to a former master to serve a new one aligns with the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22 and the sin-bearing work on the tree in 1 Peter 2:24.
Why it lands — The text states that believers are united to the resurrected Christ through His body, which severs the law's claim and redirects their lives to produce fruit for God.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Isaiah 54:5 For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Romans 8:2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
- Romans 7:6 But now, having died to what bound 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.
- Galatians 2:19 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
- Ephesians 2:15 by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
- Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.