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1 Corinthians 7:20

Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

In Context

19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing: obedience to God's commandments is everything.

21Were you a slave when God called you? Let not that weigh on your mind. And yet if you can get your freedom, take advantage of the opportunity.

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Cross References

Luke 3:10The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"

1 Corinthians 7:21Were you a slave when God called you? Let not that weigh on your mind. And yet if you can get your freedom, take advantage of the opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 4:11and to vie with one another in eagerness for peace, every one minding his own business and working with his hands, as we ordered you to do:

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:18-25

Christian Contentment. ( a. d. 57.) 17 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. 18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for… Read the whole commentary →

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