1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:23

²³You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You were bought	ἠγοράσθητε	ēgorasthēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G59 I buy
at a price	Τιμῆς	Timēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5092 a price, honor
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
become	γίνεσθε	ginesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
slaves	δοῦλοι	douloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1401 a male slave
of men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.