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1 Corinthians 7:17-24

17OnlyεἰeiG1487,astheLordκύριος,kuriosG2962hath distributedtoeachmanG1538,asGodθεός,theosG2316hathcalledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564each,solethimwalkπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043.AndsoordainIinallthechurchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577.

18Wasanymancalledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564beingcircumcisedG4059? lethimnotbecomeuncircumcised. HathanybeencalledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564inuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203? lethimnotbecircumcisedG4059.

19CircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061isG1510nothing,anduncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203isG1510nothing;butthekeepingofthecommandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

20LeteachmanG3778abideμενέτω.menetōG3306inthatcallingκλήσειklēseiG2821whereinhewascalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

21Wast thoucalledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564beingabondservant?careG3199notforit: nay,evenκαὶkaiG2532ifthou canstbecomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,useG5530itratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

22ForhethatwasG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564intheLordG2962beingG1510abondservant,isG1510theLord’sfreedman:likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668hethatwasG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564beingG1510freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,isG1510Christ’sbondservant.

23YewereboughtG59withapriceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notbondservantsofmenG444.

24Brethren,leteachmanG3778, whereinhewascalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564, thereinabideμενέτωmenetōG3306withGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

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