• 1 Corinthians 7:22
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 22 ὁ The (one) γὰρ for ἐν in κυρίῳ Lord κληθεὶς having been called δοῦλος slave ἀπελεύθερος freedman κυρίου of Lord ἐστίν· he is; ὁμοίως likewise ὁ the ἐλεύθερος free (one) κληθεὶς having been called δοῦλός slave ἐστιν is Χριστοῦ. of Christ.

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 7:22

      the Lord’s freedman . . . a freeman: A freedman (Greek, a·pe·leuʹthe·ros) was one who had been emancipated from slavery. In the Scriptures, this Greek term is used only here. However, “freedmen” were well-known in Corinth because a large number of them had populated the city when it was rebuilt by Rome. Some of them became Christians. Other Christians had never been slaves. Paul refers to one person of that group as a “freeman” (Greek, e·leuʹthe·ros), or one who was born free. However, Christians of both groups were “bought with a price,” Jesus’ precious blood. Therefore, a Christian who was a “freedman” or one who was “a freeman” in a physical sense was a slave of God and of Jesus Christ, subject to obeying their commands. In the Christian congregation, there was no difference between a slave, a freedman, and a freeman.​—1Co 7:23; Ga 3:28; Heb 2:14, 15; 1Pe 1:18, 19; 2:16; see Glossary, “Freeman; Freedman.”