1 Corinthians 7:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 7:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐν
en
G1722
in
κυρίῳ
kýrios
G2962
Lord
κληθεὶς
kaléō
G2564
to call
δοῦλος
doûlos
G1401
slave
ἀπελεύθερος
apeleútheros
G558
freedman
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁμοίως
homoíōs
G3668
likewise
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἐλεύθερος
eleútheros
G1658
free
κληθεὶς
kaléō
G2564
to call
δοῦλός
doûlos
G1401
slave
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.
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King James Version Public Domain
For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the one having been called in the Lord a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise, the one having been called as a freeman is a slave of Christ.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).