20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. 21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. 22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is (A)the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is (B)Christ’s slave.

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20 (A)Each person is to remain in that [a]state in which he was called.

21 Were you called as a slave? Do not let it concern you. But if you are also able to become free, take advantage of that. 22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave, is (B)the Lord’s freed person; likewise the one who was called as free, is (C)Christ’s slave.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:20 Lit calling

20 (A)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[a] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (B)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (C)a bondservant of Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23

20 Cada se, tej, nonequi nemis quen nemiya ijcuac opeu quineltoca Cristo. 21 Tla yacaj tlanamactli catca ijcuac oquineltocac Cristo, ma ca ma nopajsolo yejhua ica on. Pero tla yejhua quita ica huelis quimacahuasquej, ma quichihua canica para xoc tlanamactli yes. 22 Ijcon cuajli para quichihuas, pampa ijcuac se tlanamactli quineltoca Cristo, nocahua tlamacactli itech ipoder Satanás. Sa no ijqui, on tlacatl yejhuan xtlanamactli catca itech se tlacatl yejhuan iteco, nocuepa itlanamacau Cristo ijcuac pehua quineltoca.

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