For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 7 of Romans. The marriage analogy explains that death releases a person from a previous legal relationship. Paul applies the image to the believer’s relationship with the law and presents a new form of service through the Spirit.
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Denn ein Weib, das unter dem Manne ist, ist an ihn gebunden durch das Gesetz, solange der Mann lebt; so aber der Mann stirbt, so ist sie los vom Gesetz, das den Mann betrifft.
Porque la mujer que está sujeta a marido, mientras el marido vive está obligada a la ley; mas muerto el marido, libre es de la ley del marido.
La mujer casada está ligada por la ley a su esposo mientras él vive; pero, si el esposo muere, queda libre de la ley que la unía a él.
Ainsi, une femme mariée est liée par la loi à son mari tant qu'il est vivant; mais si le mari meurt, elle est dégagée de la loi qui la liait à son mari.
Poichè la donna maritata è, per la legge, obbligata al marito, mentre egli vive; ma, se il marito muore, ella è sciolta dalla legge del marito.
Porque a mulher que está sujeita ao marido, enquanto ele viver, está-lhe ligada pela lei; mas, morto o marido, está livre da lei do marido.
就如女人有了丈夫,丈夫還活著,她就被律法約束;丈夫若死了,她就從丈夫的律法中解脫了。
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