22for he who is in the Lord — having been called a servant — is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:


In Context

19 the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing — but a keeping of the commands of God.

20 Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;

21 a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use it rather;

22 for he who is in the Lord — having been called a servant — is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:

23 with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

24 each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God.

1 Corinthians 7:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a bondman, is the freeman of the Lord. Likewise he that is called, being free, is the bondman of Christ.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:22For 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For he that was called in the Lord, being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called, being free, is Christ's bondservant.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's free-man: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:22For 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:22For 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.