1Cor 7:22, Gal 5:1, 13, 1Pe 2:16 | ESV | STEP | For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord . Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ .

a[Col. 3:24; Philem. 16]; See John 8:36

b[ch. 9:21; 1 Pet. 2:16]

c ver. 13; ch. 2:4; See James 1:25

eSee 1 Cor. 16:13

h 1 Pet. 2:16; Jude 4; [1 Cor. 8:9; 2 Pet. 2:19]

jSee James 1:25

k 1 Cor. 7:22; [Rom. 6:22]

1 Corinthians 7:22

22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is ^aa freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is ^ba bondservant of Christ.

Galatians 5:1

Christ Has Set Us Free

1 For ^cfreedom Christ has ^dset us free; ^estand firm therefore, and do not submit again to ^fa yoke of ^gslavery.

Galatians 5:13

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. ^hOnly do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love ⁱserve one another.

1 Peter 2:16

16 ^jLive as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but ^kliving as servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} of God.

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