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Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. |
Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. |
Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do (use) that. |
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Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you – although if you can gain your freedom, do so. |
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. But if you are able to gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity. |
Were you divinely summoned when you were a slave? Let not that be a concern to you. But on the assumption also that you are able to become a freeman, the rather take advantage of the opportunity. |
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Were you a slave when you heard the call? Don’t let that worry you, though if you find an opportunity to become free you had better take it. |
Were you called while a slave? Stop letting that annoy you. Yet, if you can win your freedom, take advantage of such an opportunity. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- Misusing Wealth; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard Man’s fallen nature gives him a virtually unshakable allegiance to social standards that are based, not on a divine perspective nor even on valuing honest work, but on the belief that real achievement consists in imitating and emulating the wealthy leisure class.