1 Corinthians 7:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 7:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 7:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 7:22 — KJV
“For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. freeman: Gr. made free”
— 1 Corinthians 7:22 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 7:22 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 7:22
“Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. Shammah: Shimeah, also called, Shimma”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:22: called, lord, also
“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 7:22: called, lord, servant
“Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:22: called, lord, servant
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:22: lord, likewise, also
“Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 7:22: being, servant, free
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