Time after Pentecost · Proper 8 · Year A
Romans 7:1-13
Released from the Law, Alive to God
June 28, 2026
Overview & Insights
"But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit." (Romans 7:6)
Using marriage as an analogy, Paul explains that death to the law frees believers to belong to the risen Christ, and he defends the law as holy while showing how sin used the commandment to bring about death.
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Commentary
Enduring Word: Romans 7 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Romans 7 Resources Precept Austin
Study hub gathering many commentators on Romans 7 verse by verse.
CEP: Romans 7 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on dying to the law and the goodness of the commandment.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Romans 7:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the marriage analogy and the law.
StudyLight: Romans 7 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Romans 7 gathered on one passage page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Romans Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the letter and its argument.
BibleProject: Romans 5-16 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the second half of Paul's argument in Romans.
BibleHub: Romans 7 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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