1 Corinthians 7:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:21 — KJV
“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.”
— 1 Corinthians 7:21 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:21 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 7:21
“And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. them: Heb. before them”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:21: art, called, made
“And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:21: art, called, servant
“And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:21: called, servant, made
“And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:21: art, mayest, made
“They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:21: art, being, made
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