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1 Corinthians 7

1 Cor. 7:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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22
For
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
he that
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
is called
kaleo (Greek #2564)
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV usage: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Pronounce: kal-eh'-o
Origin: akin to the base of 2753
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
, being a servant
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
, is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
y the Lord’s
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
ζfreeman
apeleutheros (Greek #558)
one freed away, i.e. a freedman
KJV usage: freeman.
Pronounce: ap-el-yoo'-ther-os
Origin: from 575 and 1658
: likewise
homoios (Greek #3668)
similarly
KJV usage: likewise, so.
Pronounce: hom-oy'-oce
Origin: adverb from 3664
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
he that
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
is called
kaleo (Greek #2564)
to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
KJV usage: bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
Pronounce: kal-eh'-o
Origin: akin to the base of 2753
, being free
eleutheros (Greek #1658)
unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e. (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or liability)
KJV usage: free (man, woman), at liberty.
Pronounce: el-yoo'-ther-os
Origin: probably from the alternate of 2064
, is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
a Christ’s
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
servant
doulos (Greek #1401)
a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)
KJV usage: bond(-man), servant.
Pronounce: doo'-los
Origin: from 1210
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John 8:36• 36If therefore the Son shall set you free, ye shall be really free. (John 8:36)
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Rom. 6:18,22• 18Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.
 22But *now*, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life. (Rom. 6:18,22)
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made free.
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Psa. 116:16• 16Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. (Psa. 116:16)
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1 Peter 2:16• 16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen. (1 Peter 2:16)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Luke 1:74‑75• 74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear
 75in piety and righteousness before him all our days. (Luke 1:74‑75)
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John 8:32‑36• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
 33They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin.
 35Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.
 36If therefore the Son shall set you free, ye shall be really free. (John 8:32‑36)
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Rom. 6:18‑22• 18Now, having got your freedom from sin, ye have become bondmen to righteousness.
 19I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.
 20For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.
 21What fruit therefore had ye *then* in the things of which ye are *now* ashamed? for the end of *them* is death.
 22But *now*, having got your freedom from sin, and having become bondmen to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end eternal life. (Rom. 6:18‑22)
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Gal. 5:1,13• 1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
 13For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:1,13)
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Eph. 6:5‑6• 5Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;
 6not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul, (Eph. 6:5‑6)
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Col. 3:22‑24• 22Bondmen, obey in all things your masters according to flesh; not with eye-services, as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing the Lord.
 23Whatsoever ye do, labour at it heartily, as doing it to the Lord, and not to men;
 24knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance; ye serve the Lord Christ. (Col. 3:22‑24)
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Philem. 16• 16not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord? (Philem. 16)
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1 Peter 2:16• 16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen. (1 Peter 2:16)
freeman.
Gr. made free.
is Christ's.
1 Cor. 9:19• 19For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most possible. (1 Cor. 9:19)
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Psa. 116:16• 16Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. (Psa. 116:16)
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Rom. 1:1• 1Paul, bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to God's glad tidings, (Rom. 1:1)
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Gal. 1:10• 10For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman. (Gal. 1:10)
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Col. 4:12• 12Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Col. 4:12)
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1 Peter 2:16• 16as free, and not as having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen. (1 Peter 2:16)
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2 Peter 1:1• 1Simon Peter, bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have received like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: (2 Peter 1:1)
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Jude 1• 1Jude, bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called ones beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ: (Jude 1)
• Suppose, for instance, a refined person, with the truth of God communicated to his soul, was the slave of one living in all the filth of heathenism, what a trial it would be to serve in such a position! The Apostle urges the truth of that liberty in Christ which Christendom has well-nigh forgotten—that if I am Christ’s servant I am emancipated already. (“1 Corinthians 7” by W. Kelly)
• It is no longer a question of distinctions in the flesh. What God values, and what the Christian should, is keeping His commandments, not forms of truth or schools of doctrine, which are an unquestionable danger. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:15-24” by W. Kelly)
• The Lord's authority breaks the fetters of the one to his faith; the grace of Christ reduces the other to slavery for his heart. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 7:15-24” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ’s bondman.

W. Kelly Translation

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For the bondman called in [the] Lord is [the] Lord’s freedmana; likewise, he that was called free is Christ’s bondman.

WK Translation Notes

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Such is the correct force, "freedman" rather than freeman. It means one who was made free, not who was freeborn.