en_tn_condensed/rom/07/02.md

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# Connecting Statement:
This verse begins a description of what Paul means by "the law controls a person for as long as he lives" ([Romans 7:1](./01.md)).
# the married woman is bound by law to the husband
Here "bound by law to the husband" is a metaphor for a woman being united to her husband according to the law of marriage. Alternate translation: "according to the law, the married woman is united to the husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# the married woman
This refers to any woman who is married.