Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 7:17-24

17Regardlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361,each oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538should leadπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043the lifeοὕτωςhoutōsG3779thatὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962has assignedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to him and to whichὡςhōsG5613ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564himἕκαστονhekastonG1538καὶkaiG2532.ThisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is whatI prescribeδιατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiG1299inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577.

18Was a manτιςtisG5100already circumcisedΠεριτετμημένοςPeritetmēmenosG4059when he was calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564?He should not become uncircumcisedμὴ ἐπισπάσθω·mē epispasthōG3361 G1986.Was a manτις;tisG5100still uncircumcisedἐν ἀκροβυστίᾳen akrobustiaG1722 G203when calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564?He should not be circumcisedμὴ περιτεμνέσθω.mē peritemnesthōG3361 G4059.

19ἡhēG3588CircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762ἀλλὰallaG235.KeepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785is what counts.

20EachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneἐνenG1722ταύτῃtautēG3778should remainμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588situationκλήσειklēseiG2821he wasinᾗhēG3739when he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

21Were you a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401when you were calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564?Do not let it concernμή μελέτω·mē meletōG3361 G3199youσοιsoiG4771—butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532you canδύνασαιdunasaiG1410gainγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096yourfreedomἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658μᾶλλονmallonG3123,take the opportunityχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530.

22ForγὰρgarG1063he whoὁhoG3588wasa slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401when he was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564byἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962isἐστίν·estinG1510theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558.ConverselyὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668,he whoὁhoG3588wasa free manἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658when he was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564isἐστινestinG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.

23You were boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59at a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;do notμὴmēG3361becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

24Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538should remainμενέτωmenetōG3306inἐνenG1722theτούτῳtoutōG3778situationᾧhōG3739he was inἐνenG1722when God called himἐκλήθη, παρὰ θεῷ.¶eklēthē para theōG2564 G3844 G2316.

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