1 Corinthians 7:23
You have been bought with a price. Do not be willing to become the servants of men.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
In Context
24Brothers, let each one, in whatever state he was called, remain in that state with God.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:42For these are my servants, and I led them away from the land of Egypt; let them not be sold into the condition of servitude.
Acts 20:28Take care of yourselves and of the entire flock, over which the Holy Spirit has stationed you as Bishops to rule the Church of God, which he has purchased by his own blood.
Galatians 2:4but only because of false brothers, who were brought in unknowingly. They entered secretly to spy on our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to servitude.
1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with corruptible gold or silver that you were redeemed away from your useless behavior in the traditions of your fathers,
Revelation 5:9And they were singing a new canticle, saying: “O Lord, you are worthy to receive the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and have redeemed us for God, by your blood, from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:18-25
Christian Contentment. ( a. d. 57.) 17 But 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. 18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for… Read the whole commentary →