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1 Corinthians 7:17
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15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us ato peace.  
16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will asave your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?  

Live as You Are Called

17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And aso I ordain in all the churches.  
18 Was anyone called while circumcised? aLet him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.  
19 aCircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but bkeeping the commandments of God is what matters.  
20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.
22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is athe Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is bChrist’s slave.  
23 aYou were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.  
24 Brethren, let each one remain with aGod in that state in which he was called.  

To the Unmarried and Widows

25 Now concerning virgins: aI have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one bwhom the Lord in His mercy has made ctrustworthy.  
26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—athat it is good for a man to remain as he is:  
Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:17

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American Standard Version
Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

Amplified® Bible
Only, let each one [seek to conduct himself and regulate his affairs so as to] lead the life which the Lord has allotted {and} imparted to him and to which God has invited {and} summoned him. This is my order in all the churches.

Contemporary English Version
In every church I tell the people to stay as they were when the Lord Jesus chose them and God called them to be his own. Now I say the same thing to you.

Darby English Version
However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

Good News Bible
Each of you should go on living according to the Lord's gift to you, and as you were when God called you. This is the rule I teach in all the churches.

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, everyone should live the life that the Lord gave him and to which God called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

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.

New American Standard Bible
Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this manner let him walk. And so I direct in all the churches.

New International Version
Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

New King James Version
But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this manner let him walk And so I direct in all the churches.

Young's Literal Translation
if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each -- so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:


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