21 Were you called while a slave? Don’t let it concern you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.[a] 22 For he who is called by the Lord as a slave(A) is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought(B) at a price; do not become slaves of people. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person is to remain with God in the situation in which he was called.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:21 Or But even though you can become free, make the most of your position as a slave

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