New American Standard Bible 1995

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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
There is in, has place, can be V-PIA-3S H1762 ἔνι eni
is neither not, no Adv H3756 οὐκ ouk
Jew Jewish, a Jew, Judea Adj-NMS H2453 Ἰουδαῖος ioudaios
nor and not, neither Conj H3761 οὐδὲ oude
Greek, a Greek, usually a name for a Gentile N-NMS H1672 Ἕλλην ellēn
there is in, has place, can be V-PIA-3S H1762 ἔνι eni
is neither not, no Adv H3756 οὐκ ouk
slave a slave N-NMS H1401 δοῦλος doulos
nor and not, neither Conj H3761 οὐδὲ oude
free man, free, i.e. not a slave or not under restraint Adj-NMS H1658 ἐλεύθερος eleutheros
there is in, has place, can be V-PIA-3S H1762    
is neither not, no Adv H3756 οὐκ ouk
male male H733    
nor and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
female; female Adj-NNS H2338 θῆλυ thēlu
for you are all all, every Adj-NMP H3956 πάντες pantes
one one Adj-NMS H1520 εἷς eis
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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in Christ the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-DMS H5547 Χριστῷ christō
Jesus. Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr. N-DMS H2424 Ἰησοῦ iēsou
Analysis:
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Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.  

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New American Standard Bible 1995 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
King James Bible There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave bond nor free man, free, there is neither male nor female; female: for you ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Berean Bible There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, free, there is neither male nor and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Hebrew Greek English There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.