Were you called as a slave? It does not matter to you, but if you are able to become free, use it rather.

And they who use this world are as not abusing it, for the fashion of this world is passing away.

If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it is good for me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying.