Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:17-24

17ButεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361asὡςhōsG5613Godὁ θεός,ho theosG3588 G2316hath distributedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538,asὡςhōsG5613the Lordκύριος, ὁkurios hoG3588 G2962hath calledκέκληκενkeklēkenG2564every oneἕκαστονhekastonG1538,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779let him walkπεριπατείτω·peripateitōG4043.AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ordain Iδιατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiG1299inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956Assembliesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577.

18IsG2564any manτιςtisG5100calledἐκλήθη;eklēthēG2564being circumcisedG4059?let himG1986notμὴmēG3361become uncircumcisedG1986.IsG2564anyτις;tisG5100calledκέκληταίkeklētaiG2564inἐνenG1722uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobustiaG203?let himG4059notμὴmēG3361be circumcisedG4059.

19Circumcisionἡ περιτομὴhē peritomēG3588 G4061isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,andκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisionἡ ἀκροβυστίαhē akrobustiaG3588 G203isἐστινestinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762,butἀλλὰallaG235the keepingτήρησιςtērēsisG5084of the commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

20Let every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538abideμενέτω.menetōG3306inἐνenG1722the sameταύτῃtautēG3778callingτῇ κλήσειtēa klēseiG3588 G2821whereinἐνenG1722ᾗhēG3739he was calledἐκλήθη,eklēthēG2564.

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.

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