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1 Corinthians 7:21-28

21Hast thoubeencalledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564[being]abondman,letitnotconcern thee;butandifthou canstbecomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,useG5530[it]ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

22ForthebondmanthatisG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564in[the]LordG2962isG1510theLord'sfreedman;inlikemanner[also]thefreemanbeingG1510calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564isG1510Christ's bondman.

23YehavebeenboughtG59withapriceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;donotbethebondmenofmenG444.

24Leteach, whereinheiscalledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564,brethren, thereinabideμενέτωmenetōG3306withGodθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

25ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,IhavenocommandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962;butIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325myopinion,ashavingreceivedmercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962tobeG1510faithfulG4103.

26IthinkνομίζωnomizōG3543thenG3767thatthisisG1510goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,onaccountG1223ofthepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764necessityἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318,that[itisG1510]goodκαλὸνkalonG2570foramanἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444toremainsoasheisG1510.

27Art thouboundG1210toawifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212nottobeloosedG3089; art thoufreefromawifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?donotseekζήτειzēteiG2212awifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28Butifthou shouldestalsoG2532marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060, thou hastnotsinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andifthevirginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,theyhavenotsinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264:butsuchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shallhavetribulationθλῖψινthlipsinG2347inthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561;butIspareG5339you.

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