Romans 7:2

For the woman which hath an husband ,.... The former general rule is here illustrated by a particular instance and example in the law of marriage; a woman that is married to a man,

is bound by the law to her husband ; to live with him, in subjection and obedience to him,

so long as he liveth ; except in the cases of adultery, Matthew 19:9 , and desertion, 1 Corinthians 7:15 , by which the bond of marriage is loosed, and for which a divorce or separation may be made, which are equal to death:

but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband ; the bond of marriage is dissolved, the law of it is abolished, and she is at entire liberty to marry whom she will, 1 Corinthians 7:39 .