1 Corinthians 7:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.”
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BSBPD
“Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Each in the calling in which he was called--in this let him remain;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
- Luke 3:10The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
- 1 Corinthians 7:17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
- 1 Corinthians 7:21Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
- 1 Corinthians 7:27Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
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