1 Corinthians 7
NASB1995
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeReverse interlinear

New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 7:17-24

17Onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361,as the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962has assignedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to eachG1538oneG1538,as Godθεός,theosG2316has calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564eachG1538,in thisG3779mannerG3779let him walkπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043. AndsoG3779I directδιατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiG1299inallπάσαιςpasaisG3956the churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577.
18Was anyG5100manG5100calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564when he was alreadycircumcisedΠεριτετμημένοςPeritetmēmenosG4059?He is not to becomeG1986uncircumcisedG1986.Has anyoneG5100been calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564in uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203?He is not to be circumcisedπεριτεμνέσθω.peritemnesthōG4059.
19CircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,and uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203is nothingοὐδένoudenG3762, but what matters isthe keepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084of the commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
20EachG1538manG1538must remainμενέτω.menetōG3306in thatconditionκλήσειklēseiG2821in whichᾗhēG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.
21Were you calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564while a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401?Do not worryμελέτω·meletōG3199about it; but ifεἰeiG1487you are ableδύνασαιdunasaiG1410alsoκαὶkaiG2532to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123doχρῆσαι.chrēsaiG5530that.
22For he who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962while a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401, isthe Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedmanἀπελεύθεροςapeleutherosG558;likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668he who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564while freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658, isChrist’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.
23You were boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59with a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;do not becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
24Brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,eachG1538oneG1538is to remainμενέτωmenetōG3306with Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316in that conditionin whichᾧhōG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 7

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.