Romans 7:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 7:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἄρα
ára
G686
therefore
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
ζῶντος
záō
G2198
to live
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνδρὸς
anḗr
G435
man
μοιχαλὶς
moichalís
G3428
adulteress
χρηματίσει
chrēmatízō
G5537
to manage affairs
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
γένηται
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἀνδρὶ
anḗr
G435
man
ἑτέρῳ
héteros
G2087
another
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀποθάνῃ
apothnḗskō
G599
to die
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνήρ
anḗr
G435
man
ἐλευθέρα
eleútheros
G1658
free
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
νόμου
nómos
G3551
law
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
αὐτὴν
autós
G846
he
μοιχαλίδα
moichalís
G3428
adulteress
γενομένην
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἀνδρὶ
anḗr
G435
man
ἑτέρῳ
héteros
G2087
another
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World English Bible Public Domain
So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
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King James Version Public Domain
So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So then, the husband being alive, if she becomes to another husband, she will be titled an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, having become to another husband.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).