1 Corinthians 7:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God.

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  • Luke 3:10-14 : 10 And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do? 11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same. 12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do? 13 And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount. 14 And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
  • 1 Cor 7:17 : 17 Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.
  • 1 Cor 7:21-24 : 21 If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it. 22 For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant. 23 It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men. 24 My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God for him.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
  • 2 Thess 3:12 : 12 Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

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  • 1 Cor 7:21-27
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    21 If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

    22 For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.

    23 It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.

    24 My brothers, let every man keep in that condition which is the purpose of God for him.

    25 Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

    26 In my opinion then, because of the present trouble, it is good for a man to keep as he is.

    27 If you are married to a wife, make no attempt to get free from her: if you are free from a wife, do not take a wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:17-19
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    17 Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

    18 If any man who is a Christian has had circumcision, let him keep so; and if any man who is a Christian has not had circumcision, let him make no change.

    19 Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God is of value.

  • 1 Cor 7:6-8
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    6 But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

    7 It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

    8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

  • Rom 12:7
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    7 Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
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    1 Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

    2 But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10 But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

    11 (Or if she goes away from him, let her keep unmarried, or be united to her husband again); and that the husband may not go away from his wife.

  • 1 Pet 1:15-17
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    15 But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

    16 Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

    17 And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth:

  • Rom 14:4-5
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    4 Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

    5 This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

  • 1 Thess 4:7
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    7 Because it is God's purpose that our way of life may be not unclean but holy.

  • Eph 4:1
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    1 I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

  • 2 Tim 2:4-5
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    4 A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

    5 And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35 Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:37
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    37 But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

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    7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

  • Rom 12:4
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    4 For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

  • Rom 14:12
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    12 So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

  • Phil 3:16
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    16 Only, as far as we have got, let us be guided by the same rule.

  • Gal 6:5
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    5 Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

  • Eph 6:7-8
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    7 Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

    8 In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.

  • 1 Cor 14:40
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    40 Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

  • 1 Cor 3:5
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    5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21 If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7 Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.

  • Gal 5:13
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    13 Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7 Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

  • 1 Cor 7:15
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    15 But if the one who is not a Christian has a desire to go away, let it be so: the brother or the sister in such a position is not forced to do one thing or the other: but it is God's pleasure that we may be at peace with one another.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24 Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

  • 1 Cor 7:32
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    32 But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

  • 1 Cor 14:38
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    38 But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2 And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

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    1 Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.