Romans 7:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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ἐγείρω
having been raised,
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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θεός
to God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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γίνομαι
to belong
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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νεκρός
the] dead
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νεκρός
Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.
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σῶμα
body
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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ὥστε
Likewise,
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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καρποφορέω
we may bear fruit
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καρποφορέω
to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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ἕτερος
to another,
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ἕτερος
(an-, the) other or different
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θανατόω
were put to death
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