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Romans 6:7 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Romans 6:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 6 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For he that is dead is freed from sin. freed: Gr. justified”
Romans 6:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 6:7
For he that is dead is freed from sin—ho gar apothanōn dedikaiōtai apo tēs hamartias (ὁ γὰρ ἀποθανὼν δεδικαίωται ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας). The perfect passive dedikaiōtai (has been justified/freed) is forensic language: death cancels all legal claims. This may reference Jewish teaching that death atones, but Paul transforms it: the believer's death in Christ brings complete justification from sin's demands.The aorist participle apothanōn (having died) precedes the main verb, indicating death is the precondition for freedom. Sin cannot prosecute a dead person—all charges are dropped. While primarily r...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 6:7
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“arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;”
“seek the things that are above”
“who don't walk according to the flesh”
“my brothers”
“we believe that we will also live with him;”
“but if the husband dies”
“how could we live in it any longer?”