New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 7:21-28

21Were you calledἐκλήθης;eklēthēsG2564as a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401?Do not let it concernμελέτω·meletōG3199you. But ifεἰeiG1487you are alsoκαὶkaiG2532ableδύνασαιdunasaiG1410to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658,takeG5530 G3123advantageG5530 G3123of that.

22For the one who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962as a slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401, isthe Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962freedG558personG558;likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668the one who was calledκληθεὶςklētheisG2564as freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658, isChrist’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547slaveδοῦλόςdoulosG1401.

23You were boughtἠγοράσθητε·ēgorasthēteG59for a priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092;do not becomeγίνεσθεginestheG1096slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of peopleἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

24Brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,eachG1538oneG1538is to remainμενέτωmenetōG3306with Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316in that conditionin whichᾧhōG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

25NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012virginsπαρθένωνparthenōnG3933,I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,but I am offeringδίδωμιdidōmiG1325directionγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106as one whoby the mercyἠλεημένοςēleēmenosG1653of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is trustworthyπιστὸςpistosG4103.

26I thinkνομίζωnomizōG3543,thenοὖνounG3767,that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570inG1223viewG1223ofG1223thepresentἐνεστῶσανenestōsanG1764distressἀνάγκην,anagkēnG318, thatit is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570for a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444to remainG1510as he is.

27Are you boundδέδεσαιdedesaiG1210to a wifeγυναικί;gunaikiG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212to be releasedλύσιν·lusinG3080.Are you releasedλέλυσαιlelusaiG3089from a wifeγυναικός;gunaikosG1135?Do not seekζήτειzēteiG2212a wifeγυναῖκα.gunaikaG1135.

28But ifἐὰνeanG1437you marryγαμήσῃς,gamēsēsG1060,you have not sinnedἥμαρτες·hēmartesG264;and ifἐὰνeanG1437a virginπαρθένος,parthenosG3933marriesγήμῃgēmēG1060,she has not sinnedἥμαρτεν·hēmartenG264.YetG1161suchτοιοῦτοι·toioutoiG5108peopleG5108as yourselveswill haveἕξουσινhexousinG2192troubleθλῖψινthlipsinG2347in thisG3588lifeσαρκὶsarkiG4561, and I am trying tospareφείδομαι.¶pheidomaiG5339you.

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