1 Corinthians 7:23

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

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  • 1 Cor 6:20 : 20 You were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body and spirit, which are God's.
  • Lev 25:42 : 42 Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.
  • Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  • Gal 2:4 : 4 This arose because of false brothers who were secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so they might bring us into bondage.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 7:20-22
    3 verses
    84%

    20Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called.

    21Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so.

    22For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave.

  • 1 Cor 6:19-20
    2 verses
    81%

    19Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

    20You were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body and spirit, which are God's.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
    75%

    24Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.

  • Rom 6:16-20
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    75%

    16Do you not know that if you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

    17But thanks be to God that, though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart the pattern of teaching to which you were entrusted.

    18Having been set free from sin, you became slaves to righteousness.

    19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

    20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

  • 1 Cor 3:23
    75%

    23and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.

  • Gal 4:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then also an heir through God.

    8But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods.

  • 1 Pet 2:16
    73%

    16Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

  • Gal 5:1
    73%

    1For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

  • Eph 6:5-9
    5 verses
    72%

    5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ.

    6Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.

    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

    8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

    9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  • Rom 6:22
    72%

    22But now, having been freed from sin and bound to God, you have your fruit, which leads to sanctification—and the outcome is eternal life.

  • Col 3:22-24
    3 verses
    72%

    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

    23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for people.

    24Knowing that you will receive the reward of your inheritance from the Lord, serve the Lord Christ.

  • Gal 5:13
    71%

    13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

  • Matt 23:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

  • Lev 25:42
    71%

    42Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.

  • 1 Pet 1:18
    71%

    18For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,

  • Exod 21:2
    71%

    2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he shall go free, without any payment.

  • 2 Pet 2:19
    70%

    19They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.

  • 1 Tim 6:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.

    2Those who have believing masters should not disregard them because they are brothers; instead, they should serve them even more, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things.

  • 1 Cor 9:19
    70%

    19For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.

  • Isa 52:3
    69%

    3For this is what the LORD says: You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.

  • Gal 3:28
    69%

    28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

  • Col 4:1
    69%

    1Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

  • Lev 25:44
    69%

    44Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.

  • 1 Cor 3:21
    69%

    21So then, let no one boast in human leaders, for all things are yours—

  • John 8:36
    69%

    36So if the Son sets you free, you will be truly free.

  • Exod 12:44
    68%

    44But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after you have circumcised him.

  • Lev 25:39
    68%

    39If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
    68%

    15Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

  • Gal 4:31
    68%

    31So then, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.

  • Rom 7:6
    68%

    6But now we have been released from the law, having died to what once bound us, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.

  • 1 Cor 6:11
    68%

    11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Titus 2:9
    68%

    9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.

  • Exod 21:7
    68%

    7If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do.

  • Phlm 1:16
    68%

    16No longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the physical relationship and in the Lord.