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1 Corinthians 7:17

Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

In Context

16For how do thou know, O wife, whether thou will save thy husband? Or how will thou know, O husband, whether thou will save thy wife?

18Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs who were born this way from their mother's belly, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to

1 Corinthians 4:17Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every congregation.

1 Corinthians 7:18Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.

1 Corinthians 7:24Brothers, each man, in what he was called, should remain in this before God.

1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the sanctified, as I arranged for the congregations of Galatia, so also do ye.

2 Corinthians 11:28Besides the external things, crowding upon me daily is the care of all the congregations.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:11-17

Inviolability of the Marriage Bond. ( a. d. 57.) 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath a husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell… Read the whole commentary →

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