1 Corinthians 7:17-24 - Various Situations Of Life
17 Only, whatever be the condition in life which the Lord has assigned to each individual--and whatever the condition in which he was living when God called him--in that let him continue. 18 This is what I command in all the Churches. Was any one already circumcised when called? Let him not have recourse to the surgeons. Was any one uncircumcised when called? Let him remain uncircumcised. 19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing: obedience to God's commandments is everything. 20 Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue. 21 Were you a slave when God called you? Let not that weigh on your mind. And yet if you can get your freedom, take advantage of the opportunity. 22 For a Christian, if he was a slave when called, is the Lord's freed man, and in the same way a free man, if called, becomes the slave of Christ. 23 You have all been redeemed at infinite cost: do not become slaves to men. 24 Where each one stood when he was called, there, brethren, let him still stand--close to God.