Romans 7:6
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.
Cross-reference
Romans 7:1 establishes that the law's jurisdiction ends at death—the same principle applied here to freedom from the Law.
Romans 7:4 explains dying to the law through Christ's body, directly preceding the deliverance from law in Romans 7:6.
Romans 7:9 illustrates how the law brought death, providing background for why release from the law here is necessary.
Romans 2:27-29 contrasts the letter and the Spirit, the same distinction Paul makes here between oldness of letter and newness of the Spirit.
Romans 6:4 speaks of walking in newness of life after dying with Christ, parallel to serving in newness of the Spirit here.
Romans 6:14 states believers are not under law but under grace, directly supporting the deliverance from law in Romans 7:6.
Romans 6:15 raises the question of sinning under grace after being freed from law, logically following the deliverance in Romans 7:6.
In Romans 6:22, being set free from sin leads to service of God – parallel to being released from law to serve in new Spirit.
Romans 2:29 contrasts circumcision of heart by the Spirit versus the written code, reinforcing the same Spirit-law dichotomy.
Romans 6:11 calls believers dead to sin and alive to God; here Paul describes being dead to the Law and alive to serve in the Spirit.
Romans 6:2 speaks of dying to sin; here Paul applies the same death metaphor to dying to the Law.
In Romans 12:2, transformation by renewing of mind echoes the new way of the Spirit – old pattern vs new will of God.
Galatians 4:5 states Christ redeemed those under the Law, directly supporting the freedom from Law that Paul proclaims here.
Galatians 4:4 explains that Christ was born under the Law, which provides the basis for the release from the Law described here.
Galatians 3:23-25 describes being held under the Law until faith came—the same release from the Law's tutelage that Paul declares here.
Galatians 3:13 explains Christ's redemption from the law's curse, providing the means for the deliverance from law in Romans 7:6.
Galatians 2:19 says 'I died to the law' – identical concept of dying to law to live for God.
Philippians 3:3 says we serve by God's Spirit – directly matching the new way of the Spirit here.
2 Corinthians 3:6 contrasts letter and Spirit, directly reinforcing the new covenant ministry Paul describes here.
Colossians 3:10 describes putting on the new self, echoing the new way of the Spirit here — both contrast old and new identity.
Galatians 5:1 echoes the freedom from law here — Christ set us free, do not return to bondage, mirroring release from written code.
Ezekiel 36:26 similarly promises a new heart and spirit – underlying the new covenant reality Paul speaks of.
Ezekiel 11:19 promises a new spirit and heart – foreshadowing the Spirit-led service described here.
Galatians 2:20 describes dying with Christ and living by faith – less direct but shares dying to old for new life.
Galatians 6:15 emphasizes new creation over outward forms – echoes the shift from written code to Spirit.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17, new creation replaces old – parallel to leaving old law for new Spirit service.
1 Peter 2:24 speaks of dying to sins and living for righteousness, paralleling the death to bondage and new life in the Spirit here.