No Victims of Circumstance
1 Corinthians 7:17-24 English Standard Version (ESV)
Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[a] that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised?Let him not seek circumcision. 19 For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. 20 Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called. 21 Were you a bondservant[b]when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. 23 You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants[c] of men. 24 So, brothers,[d] in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
Footnotes:
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
- 1 Corinthians 7:21 Or slave; also twice in verse 22 (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
- 1 Corinthians 7:23 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek worddoulos, see Preface)
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
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