1 Corinthians 7:20 KJV — MannaFest

1 Corinthians 7:20

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

KJV

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ASV

Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

WEB

Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

YLT

Each in the calling in which he was called--in this let him remain;

DBT

Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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9 verses on the floor

Genesis 39:2
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
1 Corinthians 7:17
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.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Proverbs 27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
1 Corinthians 7:24
Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

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"Now," says the apostle, " art thou called being a servant? Be not over-solicitous about it. It is not inconsistent with thy duty, profession, or hopes, as a Christian.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1CO 7:201TH 4:11 EPH 4:28
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1CO 7:201TH 4:11 PRO 17:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1CO 7:201TH 4:11 ECC 4:6
1CO 7:201TH 4:11 1PE 3:4
1CO 7:201TH 4:11 TIT 3:14
1CO 7:201CO 7:17 1CO 4:17
1CO 7:202TH 3:12 1TH 4:11
1CO 7:201CO 7:17 1CO 7:24

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