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1 Corinthians 7:20-22
International Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:20-22
International Standard Version
20 Everyone should stay in the same condition[a] in which he was called. 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that bother you. Of course, if you have a chance to become free, take advantage of the opportunity. 22 For the slave who has been called to belong to the Lord is the Lord’s free person. In the same way, the free person who has been called is the Messiah’s[b] slave.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:20 Lit. the calling
- 1 Corinthians 7:22 Or Christ’s
1 Corinthians 7:20-22
New International Version
1 Corinthians 7:20-22
New International Version
20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(A)
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(B) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(C)
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