Romans 7:6
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.
1. “But now we are delivered from
the law…”
a. But [Strong:
1161 de deh a primary particle (adversative or continuative);
but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).]
b. now [Strong:
3570 nuni noo-nee' a prolonged form of 3568 for emphasis; just
now:--now.]
c. [we are]
delivered [Strong: 2673 katargeo kat-arg-eh'-o from 2596 and 691;
to be (render) entirely idle (useless), literally or figuratively:--abolish,
cease, cumber, deliver, destroy, do away, become (make) of no (none, without)
effect, fail, loose, bring (come) to nought, put away (down), vanish away, make
void.]
d. from [Strong: 575
apo apo' a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from
something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or
figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of),
for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition
(as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion,
reversal, etc.]
e. the [Strong:
3588 ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to
in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied,
at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.]
f. law law
[Strong: 3551 nomos nom'-os from a primary nemo (to parcel out,
especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive
usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the
volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):--law.]
2. “…that being dead wherein we were held…”
a. [that being] dead [Strong: 599 apothnesko
ap-oth-nace'-ko from 575 and 2348; to die off (literally or
figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).]
b. wherein [Strong: 1722 en
en a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or
state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e.
a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); "in," at,
(up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as,
at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self
wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on,
(open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X
there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with),
while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import;
rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except
(elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]
c. [Strong: 3739 hos hos,
including feminine he hay, and neuter ho ho probably a primary word (or
perhaps a form of the article 3588); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative)
pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what,
which, who(-m, -se), etc.]
d. we were held [Strong: 2722 katecho
kat-ekh'-o from 2596 and 2192; to hold down (fast), in various
applications (literally or figuratively):--have, hold (fast), keep (in memory),
let, X make toward, possess, retain, seize on, stay, take, withhold.]
3. “…that we should
serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
a. that [Strong: 5620 hoste
hoce'-teh from 5613 and 5037; so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various
relations of consecution, as follow):--(insomuch) as, so that (then),
(insomuch) that, therefore, to, wherefore.]
b. we [Strong: 2248 hemas hay-mas'
accusative case plural of 1473; us:--our, us, we.]
c. should serve [Strong: 1398 douleuo
dool-yoo'-o from 1401; to be a slave to (literal or figurative,
involuntary or voluntary):--be in bondage, (do) serve(-ice).]
d. in [Strong: 1722 en en
a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and
(by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation
of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by,
etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before,
between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to,
(here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X
outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on),
through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in).
Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs
of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a
separate (and different) preposition.]
e. newness [Strong: 2538 kainotes
kahee-not'-ace from 2537; renewal (figuratively):--newness.]
f. of spirit [Strong: 4151 pneuma
pnyoo'-mah from 4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze;
by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by
implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an
angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life,
spirit(-ual, -ually), mind.]
g. and [Strong: 2532 kai kahee
apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a
cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection
(or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but,
even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]
h. not [Strong: 3756 ou oo,
also (before a vowel) ouk ook, and (before an aspirate) ouch ookh a primary
word; the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay,
neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy),
when, + without, + yet but.]
i. [in the] oldness [Strong: 3821 palaiotes
pal-ah-yot'-ace from 3820; antiquatedness:--oldness.]
j. [of the] letter [Strong: 1121 gramma
gram'-mah from 1125; a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book,
etc.; plural learning:--bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written.]
1). The contrast is between before
the new birth and after, the contrast in bondage and freedom.
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