1 Corinthians 7:17-24 - Various Situations Of Life

¹⁷ Only, everyone must continue in the station which the Lord has appointed for him, and in which he was when God's call came to him. This is the rule I make in all the churches. ¹⁸ If a man was circumcised when he was called, he must not try to alter it. If a man was uncircumcised when he was called, he must not have himself circumcised. ¹⁹ Being circumcised or being uncircumcised does not make any difference; all that matters is keeping God's commands. ²⁰ Everyone ought to remain in the station in which he was called. ²¹ If you were a slave when you were called, never mind. Even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of your present condition instead. ²² For a slave who has been called to union with the Lord is a freedman of the Lord, just as a free man who has been called is a slave of Christ. ²³ You have been bought and paid for; you must not let yourselves become slaves to men. ²⁴ Brothers, everyone must remain in fellowship with God in the station in which he was called.