Verse 20

Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called.

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  • Luke 3:10-14 : 10 The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?" 11 He replied to them, "Anyone who has two tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food must do the same." 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, "Teacher, what should we do?" 13 He told them, "Do not collect anything more than what is required." 14 Then some soldiers also questioned him, saying, "And what should we do?" He replied to them, "Do not extort money from anyone or accuse anyone falsely; be content with your wages."
  • 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 Nevertheless, each person should live as the Lord has assigned them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
  • 1 Cor 7:21-24 : 21 Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And to make it your ambition to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
  • 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 To such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own living.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 Like a bird that wanders from its nest is a man who wanders from his place.