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1 Corinthians 7:21-28

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

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

23YewereboughtG59withapriceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notbondservantsofmenG444.

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

25NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933IhavenocommandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962:butIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myjudgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asoneG3588thathathobtainedmercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962tobeG1510trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26IthinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767thatthisisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570byreasonofthedistressG318thatisG1510uponus, namely,thatitisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foramanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444tobeG1510asheisG1510.

27Art thouboundG1210untoawifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212nottobeloosedG3089. Art thouloosedG3089fromawifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notawifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28Butshouldest thoumarryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thou hastnotsinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andifavirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,shehathnotsinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.Yetsuchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:andIwouldspareG5339you.

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