What Does 1 Corinthians 7:21 Mean?

“being a servant”

a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency)

“Art thou called”

to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)

“not”

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

to thee

“care”

to be of interest to, i.e., to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters)

“but”

properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)

if, whether, that, etc

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“thou mayest”

to be able or possible

“free”

unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e., (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or lia

“be made”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

“it rather”

(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather

“use”

to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e., (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act tow