1 Corinthians 7:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ γὰρ ἐν Κυρίῳ κληθεὶς, δοῦλος, ἀπελεύθερος Κυρίου ἐστίν: ὁμοίως καί ὁ ἐλεύθερος κληθεὶς, δοῦλός ἐστιν Χριστοῦ.

Transliteration

The gar in Kyriō having been klētheis, doulos, apeleutheros of Kyriou estin: homoiōs also the eleutheros having been klētheis, doulos estin of Christou.

Grammar Details

*gar*: postpositive particle - for/because
*Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - Lord/master
*klētheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been called
*doulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant
*apeleutheros*: nominative, masculine, singular - freedman/freed person
*Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord/master
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*homoiōs*: adverb - likewise/similarly
*eleutheros*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - free/freeman
*Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ/Messiah

Word Meanings

*Kyriō*: Lord/master
*klētheis*: having been called/summoned/invited
*doulos*: slave/servant/bondservant
*apeleutheros*: freedman/freed person/emancipated slave
*Kyriou*: Lord/master
*eleutheros*: free/freeman
*Christou*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One

ℹ️

About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
Readers preferring KJV tradition

Consider alternatives for

New believers
Casual devotional reading
Children and young readers
English language learners

🔄 Compare with

ESVNASBNIVCSBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

1 Pet 2:16 : 16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Phlm 1:16 : 16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
Ps 116:16 : 16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Luke 1:74-75 : 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
John 8:32-36 : 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou , Ye shall be made free? 34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you , Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Rom 6:18-22 : 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Gal 1:10 : 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Gal 5:1 : 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 5:13 : 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Eph 6:5-6 : 5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Col 3:22-24 : 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Cor 7:20-21
2 verses
89%
20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
21Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
1 Cor 7:23-24
2 verses
84%
23Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Gal 5:1
75%
1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 4:7
74%
7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom 6:18
73%
18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
1 Pet 2:16
73%
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Exod 21:2
73%
2If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Gal 5:13
72%
13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
1 Cor 7:17-18
2 verses
72%
17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
18Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
Rom 6:20
72%
20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
Eph 6:7-8
2 verses
71%
7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
John 8:34-36
3 verses
71%
34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you , Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Rom 6:22
71%
22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Rom 6:16
71%
16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
1 Cor 9:19
71%
19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Gal 4:31
70%
31So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.
1 Tim 6:1-2
2 verses
70%
1Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
Gal 3:28
70%
28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Phlm 1:16
70%
16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Col 3:22
70%
22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Eph 6:5
70%
5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Rom 6:7
70%
7For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Ps 116:16
69%
16O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Gal 4:1
69%
1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Matt 23:10-11
2 verses
69%
10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Lev 25:42
69%
42For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Rom 7:6
69%
6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
1 Cor 7:27
69%
27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Luke 22:26-27
2 verses
69%
26But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
27For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Rom 7:2-4
3 verses
69%
2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Col 4:1
68%
1Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Jer 34:9
68%
9That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
2 Pet 2:19
68%
19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome , of the same is he brought in bondage.
Gal 4:22
68%
22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid , the other by a freewoman.
1 Cor 7:39
68%
39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Exod 21:5
68%
5And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
Col 3:11
68%
11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Job 3:19
68%
19The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Col 3:24
67%
24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.