Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 7:21-28

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.

25NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῶνtōnG3588virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butδὲdeG1161I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325a judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106asὡςhōsG5613one whobyὑπὸhupoG5259theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653isG1510trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26Because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588presentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764crisisἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318οὖνounG3767,I thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543itτοῦτοtoutoG3778isὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225goodκαλὸνkalonG2570ὅτιhotiG3754καλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444τὸtoG3588to remainG1510asοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he is.

27Are you committedδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?Do notμὴmēG3361seekζήτειzēteiG2212to be releasedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Are you freeλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089ofἀπὸapoG575commitmentγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?Do notμὴmēG3361look forζήτειzēteiG2212a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437καὶkaiG2532you do marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτες·ouch hēmartesG3756 G264.AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437ἡhēG3588a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedοὐχ ἥμαρτεν·ouch hēmartenG3756 G264.ButδὲdeG1161τῇtēaG3588those who marryτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108will faceἕξουσινhexousinG2192troublesθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inοἱhoiG3588thislifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561,andδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473want tospareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771this.

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