Verse 21
1 Corinthians 7:21
Bible in Basic English
21
If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.
Original Language Text
greek
Δοῦλος ἐκλήθης; μή σοι μελέτω· ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ δύνασαι ἐλεύθερος γενέσθαι, μᾶλλον χρῆσαι.
English Translation
Were you called as a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can become free, rather use that.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
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Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.
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But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.
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Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.
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The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power...
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Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so tha...
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But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.
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It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way o...
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But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.
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But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning...
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But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her...
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(Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that...
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12
But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is h...
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a Christian, and it is his desire to go on living with her,...
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For the husband who has not faith is made holy through his Christian wife, and the wife who is not a...
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But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sist...
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For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or...
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Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God (Elohim) for him, so let him go o...
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If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christi...
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Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God (Elohim) is o...
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Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God (Elohim).
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If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a c...
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For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when...
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It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.
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My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God (Elohim) for him.
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Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has...
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In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.
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If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do...
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If you get married it is not a sin; and if an unmarried woman gets married it is not a sin. But thos...
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But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wive...
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And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no sign...
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And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will...
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But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of...
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But the married man gives his attention to the things of this world, how he may give pleasure to his...
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And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so...
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Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and s...
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But if, in any man's opinion, he is not doing what is right for his virgin, if she is past her best...
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But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, d...
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So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.
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It is right for a wife to be with her husband as long as he is living; but when her husband is dead,...
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But it will be better for her to keep as she is, in my opinion: and it seems to me that I have the S...
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