7:22a For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman.

(Revised Standard Version) For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord.

For a person who was a slave when he was called to become a Christian is now a freedman to/of the Lord.
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⌊It is all right either way⌋ because even if you were a slave at the time when God called/invited you to be united with the Lord ⌊Jesus⌋, the Lord ⌊Jesus⌋ has made you his own and freed you ⌊from the power of evil/wrongdoing⌋.

7:22b Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

In the same way, a person who was free when God called/chose him ⌊to become a Christian⌋ now belongs to Christ and so is Christ’s slave.
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In the same way, if you were without a master when God called/invited you ⌊to be joined together with the Lord Jesus Christ⌋, you now belong to Christ and he is your master.

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