the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 Corinthians 7:20
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Each one of you should stay the way you were when God chose you.
Every one should remain in the state in which he was called.
Let every man abyde in the same state wherin he was called.
Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
Everyone should stay in the calling in which he was called.
Each person is to remain in that state in which he was called.
Each one of you should stay the way you were when God called you.
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Let every man continue in the same calling in which he was called.
Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.
Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
Let every one in the calling wherein he is called, therein abide.
Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue.
Ech man in what clepyng he is clepid, in that dwelle he.
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
So don't try to change what you were when God chose you.
Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
Let every man keep the position in which he has been placed by God.
Each person should remain in the condition he was in when he was called.
Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.
Let every man in the calling in which he hath been called remain.
Let every one continue in the vocation, in which he was called.
Let euery man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Yes, each of you should remain as you were when God called you.
Everyone should stay the same way he was when he became a Christian.
Let each of you remain in the condition in which you were called.
Let euery man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called.
Let every man remain in the station of life in which he is called.
Each one, in the calling wherein he was called, in the same, let him abide:
Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called.
Let euery man abyde in the same calling, wherein he was called.
Each of you should remain as you were when you accepted God's call.
Let each of you remain in the situation in which he was called.
Each one in the calling in which he was called—in this he should remain.
Each one in the calling in which he was called, in this remain.
Each in the calling in which he was called -- in this let him remain;
Let euery one abyde in the callynge wherin he is called.
let every man continue in the same state he was in when he turn'd christian.
Stay where you were when God called your name. Were you a slave? Slavery is no roadblock to obeying and believing. I don't mean you're stuck and can't leave. If you have a chance at freedom, go ahead and take it. I'm simply trying to point out that under your new Master you're going to experience a marvelous freedom you would never have dreamed of. On the other hand, if you were free when Christ called you, you'll experience a delightful "enslavement to God" you would never have dreamed of.
Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.
Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
Each one should remain as they were when they gave their lives to the brand.
Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.
Each man must remain in that condition in which he was called.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
abide: 1 Corinthians 7:17, 1 Corinthians 7:21-23, Proverbs 27:8, Luke 3:10-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:2 - house 1 Corinthians 7:24 - let 1 Corinthians 7:27 - thou bound
Cross-References
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let every man abide in the same calling,.... Civil calling, station, and business of life,
wherein he was called; that is, in which he was when he was called by the grace of God; and is to be understood of such a calling, station, and business of life, as is lawful, honest, and of good report; otherwise he ought not to abide in it, but betake himself to another, as Matthew and Zacchaeus, when called by grace, left the scandalous employment of a publican: nor is it the apostle's sense, that a man that is in an honest way of living, may not change that for another that is equally so, as if a man was bound down to that sort of business he is in when first called; for no doubt it may be lawful, and there may be just reason for it in Providence, why a man should change his calling and station in life; though this ought not to be done rashly and unadvisedly, and without wise and good reasons; but the chief view of the apostle is to teach contentment in every condition, and station of life, and that persons should not be uneasy and restless in it, and seek for an alteration when there is no just occasion; and particularly he seems to have reference, either to the different state of married and unmarried persons, he had before been speaking of; see 1 Corinthians 7:27 or to the different circumstances of Jew and Gentile, as circumcised or uncircumcised, as in the foregoing verse; or to the different condition of bond and free, servant and master, in the following verse; and persuades them to remain easy and satisfied, for that the Christian religion does not necessarily require a change in a man's civil circumstances of life.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let every man abide - Let him remain or continue.
In the same calling - The same occupation, profession, rank of life. We use the word “calling” in the same sense to denote the occupation or profession of a man. Probably the original idea which led people to designate a profession as a CallinG was the belief that God called every man to the profession and rank which he occupies; that is, that it is by his “arrangement, or providence,” that he occupies that rank rather than another. In this way every man has a Call to the profession in which he is engaged as really as ministers of the gospel; and every man should have as clear evidence that “God has called” him to the sphere of life in which he moves as ministers of the gospel should have that God has called them to their appropriate profession. This declaration of Paul, that everyone is to remain in the same occupation or rank in which he was when he was converted, is to he taken in a general and not in an unqualified sense. It does not design to teach that a man is in no situation to seek a change in his profession when he becomes pious. But it is intended to show that religion was the friend of order; that it did not disregard or disarrange the relations of social life; that it was suited to produce contentment even in an humble walk, and to prevent repinings at the lot of those who were more favored or happy. That it did not design to prevent all change is apparent from the next verse, and from the nature of the case. some of the circumstances in which a change of condition, or of calling, may be proper when a man is converted, are the following:
(1) When a man is a slave, and he can obtain his freedom, 1 Corinthians 7:21.
(2) When a man is pursuing a wicked calling or course of life when he was converted, even if it is lucrative, he should abandon it as speedily as possible. Thus, if a man is engaged, as John Newton was, in the slave-trade, he should at once abandon it. If he is engaged in the manufacture or sale of ardent spirits, he should at once forsake the business, even at great personal sacrifice, and engage in a lawful and honorable employment; see the note at Acts 19:19. No considerations can justify a continuance in a course of life like this after a man is converted. No consideration can make a business which is “evil, and only evil, and that continually,” proper or right.
(3) Where a man can increase his usefulness by choosing a new profession. Thus, the usefulness of many a man is greatly promoted by his leaving an agricultural, or mechanical employment; or by his leaving the bar, or the mercantile profession, and becoming a minister of the gospel. In such situations, religion not only permits a man to change his profession, but it demands it; nor will God smile upon him, or bless him, unless the change is made. An opportunity to become more useful imposes an obligation to change the course of life. And no man is permitted to waste his life and talents in a mere scheme of money-making, or in self-indulgence, when by changing his calling he can do more for the salvation of the world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 20. Let every man abide in the same calling — As both the circumcised and uncircumcised, in Christ, have the same advantages, and to their believing the same facilities; so any situation of life is equally friendly to the salvation of the soul, if a man be faithful to the grace he has received. Therefore, in all situations a Christian should be content, for all things work together for good to him who loves God.
