1 Cor. 7:21 in context
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First letter to the Corinthians 7:21


Were you a slave when you were called [by God]?
Do not worry about it,
but if you can become free (gain your freedom), take that opportunity.
[The last part is literally "but even if you can become free, use it." It can be translated to mean "even if you can become free, it is better to remain a slave." In light of 1 Tim 1:10, where slave traders are compared to murderers, and the content of the next verse, it is most likely that the meaning is that Paul is not opposed to a slave being freed, see also the letter to Philem.]
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

δοῦλος   ἐκλήθης;   μή   σοι   μελέτω·   ἀλλ᾽   εἰ   καὶ   δύνασαι   ἐλεύθερος   γενέσθαι,   μᾶλλον   χρῆσαι.  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 13 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Below is an interlinear version in table form that follows the word order of the original text. Clicking on the Strongs number will show the words in their basic form (note that sometimes the grammar causes not only the endings to change, but also the initial letters of the word).


Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1401
 δοῦλος (doylos)
 Slave [being]
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G2564
 ἐκλήθης; (eklethes;)
 were you called,
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. second person singular
V-API-2S
G3361
 μή (me)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G4771
 σοι (soi)
 you
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. second person dative singular
P-2DS
G3199
 μελέτω· (meleto.)
 should it concern;
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
sing. third person singular
V-PAM-3S
G0235
 ἀλλ᾽ (all)
 but
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1487
 εἰ (ei)
 if
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
 COND
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 also
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1410
 δύνασαι (dynasai)
 you are able
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
sing. second person singular
V-PNI-2S
G1658
 ἐλεύθερος (eleytheros)
 free
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G1096
 γενέσθαι, (genesthai,)
 to become,
VERB Verb
2nd aorist deponent inf. second aorist middle-deponent infinitive
V-2ADN
G3123
 μᾶλλον (mallon)
 rather
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G5530
 χρῆσαι. (chresai.)
 do take advantage.
VERB Verb
aorist deponent imp. aorist middle-deponent imperative
sing. second person singular
V-ADM-2S

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