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1 Corinthians 7:21-28

21Art thou calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564beinga servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401?careμελέτω·meletōG3199notμήmēG3361for itσοιsoiG4771:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532thou mayestδύνασαιdunasaiG1410be madeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,useχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530itratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

22ForγὰρgarG1063he thatὁhoG3588is calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, beinga servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,isἐστίν·estinG1510the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freemanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558:likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532he thatὁhoG3588is calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564, beingfreeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,isἐστινestinG1510Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547servantδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.

23Ye are boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59with a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;beG1096notμὴmēG3361yeG1096the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

24Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538,whereinἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739he is calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564,thereinἐνenG1722τούτῳtoutōG3778abideμενέτωmenetōG3306withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.¶theōG3588 G2316.

25NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsτῶν παρθένωνtōn parthenōnG3588 G3933I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:yetδὲdeG1161I giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325my judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,asὡςhōsG5613one that hath obtained mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653ofὑπὸhupoG5259the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to beG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26τὴνtēnG3588τὸtoG3588I supposeνομίζωnomizōG3543thereforeοὖνounG3767that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225goodκαλὸνkalonG2570forδιὰdiaG1223the presentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, I say,thatὅτιhotiG3754it isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779to beG1510.

27Art thou boundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210unto a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361to be loosedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Art thou loosedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089fromἀπὸapoG575a wifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?seekζήτειzēteiG2212notμὴmēG3361a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28ἡhēG3588ButδὲdeG1161andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437thou marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,thou hastG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;andκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437a virginπαρθένος, τῇparthenos tēaG3588 G3933marryγήμῃgēmēG1060,she hathG264notοὐχouchG3756sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.NeverthelessδὲdeG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108shall haveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in the fleshσαρκὶ οἱsarki hoiG3588 G4561:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473spareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

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