1 Corinthians 7:22 | |
NASB: For he who was called in the Lord while a slave, is the Lord's freedman; likewise he who was called while free, is Christ's slave. (NASB ©1995) GWT: If the Lord called you when you were a slave, you are the Lord's free person. In the same way, if you were free when you were called, you are Christ's slave. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. ASV: For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant. BBE: For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant. DBY: For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman. WEY: For a Christian, if he was a slave when called, is the Lord's freed man, and in the same way a free man, if called, becomes the slave of Christ. WBS: For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's free-man: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. WEB: For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant. YLT: for he who [is] in the Lord -- having been called a servant -- is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ: | |
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