1 Corinthians 9:19

9:19 For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people. ¹ 

1 Corinthians 7:21-22

7:21 Were you called as a slave? ²  Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity. 7:22 For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.

1 Corinthians 9:1

The Rights of an Apostle

9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

1 Corinthians 12:13

12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves ³  or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:39

7:39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, ⁴  she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).

[9:19]  ¹ tn Or “more converts.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. It has been supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.

[7:21]  ² tn Traditionally, “servant” (KJV), though almost all modern translations render the word as “slave” here.

[12:13]  ³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:21.

[7:39]  ⁴ tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.