Cross references

Romans 7:2

For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.

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Romans 7:2 has 4 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 2:23–24 (54 votes) and 1 Corinthians 7:4 (24 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 2 to 1 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Romans 7:2 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

  2. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

  3. A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

  4. and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

Which verses point to Romans 7:2?

The 10 strongest of 11.