1 Corinthians 7:23

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 7:23

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

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KJV

King James Version

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

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WEB

World English Bible

You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

You⁺ were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 7

²¹ Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

²² For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

²³ You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

²⁴ Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

²⁵ Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

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