Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.
WEB
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
YLT
a servant--wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free--use it rather;
DBT
Hast thou been called [being] a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.
- Author
- Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
- Date
- c. AD 55, from Ephesus