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Was anyoneτιςcalledἐκλήθηwhen alreadycircumcised?περιτετμημένοςLet him notμὴundo his circumcision.ἐπισπάσθωHas anyoneτιςbeen calledκέκληταίinἐνuncircumcision?ἀκροβυστίᾳLet him notμὴbe circumcised.περιτεμνέσθω
1 Corinthians 7:18
Study it in the app“Was anyone called when already circumcised? Let him not undo his circumcision. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 7:18, word by word
- calledἐκλήθηeklēthē
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “eklēthē” appears- circumcisedπεριτετμημένοςperitetmēmenos
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritetmēmenos” appears- undo his circumcisionἐπισπάσθωepispasthō
undo circumcision
Undo circumcision: hide the mark of having been circumcised.
Where else “epispasthō” appears- uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίᾳakrobystiai
uncircumcision
Not being circumcised.
Where else “akrobystiai” appears
Translation note
There was an operation by which some Jews concealed their circumcision in order to look like Greeks.
The context
17Only, as the Lord has assigned to each, as God has called each, so let him walk. And so I direct in all the assemblies.
18 · This verse (above)
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.