1 Corinthians 7:23
23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.
Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 7:23
King James Version
23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
English Standard Version
23 You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.
The Message
23 All of you, slave and free both, were once held hostage in a sinful society. Then a huge sum was paid out for your ransom. So please don't, out of old habit, slip back into being or doing what everyone else tells you.
New King James Version
23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
New Living Translation
23 God paid a high price for you, so don't be enslaved by the world.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:23