Bible verse
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
1 Corinthians 7:23 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Corinthians 7.
19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
20 Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
22 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
24 Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
25 Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
27 Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
KJV
Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
ASV
Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.
ERV
Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.
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