American Standard Version
"Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. "
— 1 Corinthians 7:21, American Standard Version
“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.”
“Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.”
“Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.”
“Wast thou called, being a bondman? Care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.”
“If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.”
“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.”
Was any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.
For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord’s freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ’s bondservant.
Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.
Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.