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Romans 7:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Romans 7:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 7:620 words
GreekMeaning
νυνὶnyni
NowadverbG3570
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
κατηργήθημενkatērgēthēmen
we have been releasedverbG2673
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
ἀποθανόντεςapothanontes
having diedverbG599
ἐνen
toprepositionG1722
that whichrelative pronounG3739
κατειχόμεθαkateichometha
we were boundverbG2722
ὥστεhōste
in order forwordG5620
δουλεύεινdouleuein
to serveverbG1398
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
καινότητιkainotēti
newnessnounG2538
πνεύματοςpneumatos
of the SpiritnounG4151
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐou
notadverbG3756
παλαιότητιpalaiotēti
in oldnessnounG3821
γράμματοςgrammatos
of the letternounG1121
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 7:6

“But now,” he says, “we are delivered from the Law.” (κατηργήθημεν, “made of no effect.”) See how he again in this place spares the flesh and the Law. For he does not say that the Law was made of no effect, or that the flesh was made of no effect, but that we were made of no effect (i.e., were delivered). And how were we delivered? Why by the old man, who was held down by sin, being dead and buried. For this is what he sets forth in the words, “being dead to that, wherein we…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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