Romans 7:3

Romans 7:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3So then, if while her husband is alive she 7:3 Lit becomes another man’sgives herself to another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she 7:3 I.e., in marriage; lit becomes another man’sgives herself to another man.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

3So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3Accordingly, she will be designated as an adulteress if she 7:3 Lit becomes another man’s, probably referring to an illicit, sexual relationship. Paul uses the same language at the end of the verse, but there he probably means sexual intimacy within a new marriage.unites herself to another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law [regarding marriage], so that she is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3But suppose that married woman sleeps with another man while her husband is still alive. Then she is called a woman who commits adultery. But suppose her husband dies. Then she is free from that law. She is not guilty of adultery if she marries another man.

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