1 Corinthians 7:20

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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.

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  • 1 Cor 7:21-27
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    21Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so.

    22For 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.

    23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

    24Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.

    25Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.

    26Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:17-19
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    17Nevertheless, 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.

    18Was anyone called after being circumcised? Let him not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

    19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what matters.

  • 1 Cor 7:6-8
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    6I say this as a concession, not as a command.

    7I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

    8To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

  • Rom 12:7
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    7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;

  • 1 Cor 7:1-2
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    1Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:10-11
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    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

  • 1 Pet 1:15-17
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    15But just as the One who called you is holy, so also be holy in all your conduct.

    16For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

    17If you call upon the Father, who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, live your lives in reverent fear during the time of your temporary residence here.

  • Rom 14:4-5
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    4Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own Master they stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

    5One person considers one day more important than another, while another considers every day alike. Each person should be fully convinced in their own mind.

  • 1 Thess 4:7
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    7For God has not called us to impurity but to live in holiness.

  • Eph 4:1
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    1Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

  • 2 Tim 2:4-5
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    4No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

    5Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, they do not receive a victor's crown unless they compete according to the rules.

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 7:37
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    37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

  • Luke 10:7
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    7Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move from house to house.

  • Rom 12:4
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    4For just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members serve the same function,

  • Rom 14:12
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    12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

  • Phil 3:16
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    16Only let us hold true to what we have already attained.

  • Gal 6:5
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    5For each one will carry their own load.

  • Eph 6:7-8
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    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

    8knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

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    40But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

  • 1 Cor 3:5
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    5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each.

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21If anyone cleanses themselves from the latter, they will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

  • Gal 5:13
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    13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

  • 1 Tim 5:7
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    7Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • 1 Cor 7:15
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    15But if the unbeliever departs, let them do so. A brother or sister is not bound in such circumstances. God has called us to live in peace.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

  • 1 Cor 7:32
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    32I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 14:38
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    38But if anyone ignores this, let them remain ignorant.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered.