Discovery BoxRomans 6:6 
Context6:6 We know that 1 our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, 2 so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
Romans 7:4
Context7:4 So, my brothers and sisters, 3 you also died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you could be joined to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, to bear fruit to God. 4
1 tn Grk “knowing this, that.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
2 tn Grk “may be rendered ineffective, inoperative,” or possibly “may be destroyed.” The term καταργέω (katargew) has various nuances. In Rom 7:2 the wife whose husband has died is freed from the law (i.e., the law of marriage no longer has any power over her, in spite of what she may feel). A similar point seems to be made here (note v. 7).
3 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.
4 tn Grk “that we might bear fruit to God.”
