'Or1doyou not know,2brothers3— for5I am speaking7to thosewho know4the law —6that8the9law10is binding on11a12person13onlyas long as141516he lives?17 For2a1married3woman4is bound8by law9to [her] husband7while he lives,6but11if10herhusband14dies12she is released15from16the17law18of [marriage].20 Accordingly,12she will be called7an adulteress6if8she lives9with another11man10while3herhusband5is alive.3But13if12herhusband16dies,14she is18free17from19that20law,21and ifshe marries27another29man28she25is24not23an adulteress.26 Likewise,1my3brothers,2you5also4have died6to the7law8through9the10body11of Christ,13so that1415you17may belong16to another,18to him19who has been raised22from20the dead,21in order that23we may bear fruit24for God.26 For2while1we were [living]3in4the5flesh,6oursinful10passions,8[aroused] by12the13law,14were at work15in16our19members18to bear fruit22for death.24 But2now1we are released3from4the5law,6having died7to8that which9held us captive,10so that11we13serve12in14the new way15of the Spirit16and17not18in the old way19of the written code.20 What1then2shall we say?3Thatthe4law5issin?6By no means!78Yet9if14it hadnot15beenfor16the law,17I would13not12have known13sin.11For20I would23not22have known23what it is tocovet21if24the26law27had28not25said,28“You shall30not29covet.”30 But2sin,5seizing3an opportunity1through6the7commandment,8produced9in10me11all kinds12ofcovetousness.13For15apart from14the law,16sin17liesdead.18 I1was3once6alive3apart from4the law,5but8when7the9commandment10came,7sin12came alive13and I died. and2I1died.3The [very]7commandment8[that promised]10life11proved5[to be]13death14to me.6 For2sin,3seizing5an1opportunity4through6the7commandment,8deceived9me10and11through12it13killed14me. So1the2law4isholy,5and6the7commandment8isholy9and10righteous11and12good.13 Didthat1which isgood,3then,2bring5death6to me?4By no means!78It wassin,11producing19death20in me18through15what isgood,17in order that12sin11might be shown13to besin,14andthrough28the29commandment30might become22sinful25beyond measure.2324 For2we know1that3the4law5is7spiritual,6but9I8am11of the flesh,10sold12under13sin.15 For2I do16not4understand5my own actions.3For7I11donot6do11what8I want,9but12I do16the very10thing13I hate.14 Now2if1I do7what3I do5not4want,5I agree8with the9law,10that11it isgood.12 So2now1it isno longer3I4whodo5it,6but7sin12that dwells9within10me.11 For2I know1that3nothing4good14dwells5in6me,7that8is,9in10my13flesh.12For16I19have18the15desire to do17what23isright,24but21not25the abilityto carry [it] out.22 For2I5donot1do5thegood6I want,4but7theevil11I do10not9want10iswhat12I keep on doing.13 Now2if1I6do8what3I5donot4want,5it isno longer9I10whodo11it,12but13sin18that dwells15within16me.17 So2I find1it to bea3law4that11when6I7want to6do8right,10evil14lies close at hand.1215 For2I delight1in the3law4of God,6in7myinner9[being],10 but2I see1in5my8members7another3law4waging war against9the10law11of13my14mind13and15making16me17captive16to18the19law20of sin22that [dwells]24in25my28members.27 Wretched1man3thatI2am!Who4will deliver6me5from7this12body9of death?11 Thanks be1to God4through5Jesus6Christ7our10Lord!9So11then,12I14myself13serve18the law19of God20with [my] mind,17but22with [my] flesh23I servethe law24of sin.25