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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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Your True Status is in Christ
Commentators explain that this verse presents a powerful reversal of worldly status. A person who is a slave in society is declared a 'freedman' in the Lord, liberated from sin. Conversely, a person who is free in society is called 'Christ's slave,' bound in service to Him. This means your ultimate identity and worth are defined by your relationship with Jesus, not your social or economic position.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For he that is called in the Lord. He who is called by the Lord; he who becomes a Christian.
Being a servant. A slave when…
The Lord's freedman (απελευθερος Κυριου). Απελευθερος is an old word for a manumitted slave, ελευθερος from ερχομα, to go and so g…
19th Century
Anglican
For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, . . .—Better, For he who was converted as a slave is Christ’s freedman; and, simil…
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Paul’s other illustration relates to slavery. The key phrase in this passage is “Don’t let it trouble [GK 3508] you” (v.21). Paul is not speaking a…
16th Century
Protestant
For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant. To be called in the Lord, being a servant, is to be chosen from the rank of s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For he that is called in the Lord Which is to be understood, not of any civil calling, or of calling to an office; o…
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