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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. |
But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. |
But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit (or, spirit) and not in oldness of the letter. |
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But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code. |
But now we are discharged from the Law and have terminated all intercourse with it, having died to what once restrained and held us captive. So now we serve not under [obedience to] the old code of written regulations, but [under obedience to the promptings] of the Spirit in newness [of life]. |
But now we were discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were constantly being held down, insomuch that we are rendering habitually a slave’s obedience in a sphere new in quality, that of the Spirit, and not in a sphere outworn as to usefulness, in a sphere of that which was put in writing. |
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But now that we stand clear of the Law, the claims which existed are dissolved by our “death,” and we are free to serve God not in the old obedience to the letter of the Law, but in a new way, in the Spirit. |
But now we have been freed from our relation to the law; we have ended our relation to that by which we once were held in bonds, so that we may serve in a new spiritual and not in the old literalistic way. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- The Distinct Organism of the Spirit; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis
- A Doctrine of Grace; - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
- 1. The Importance of Brokenness; The Release of the Spirit - Watchman Nee
- It Doesn’t Take a Genius - Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format )
- Who Is My Neighbor? - Neil Girrard