1 Corinthians 7:17-20

Live as You Are Called

17 Only let each person lead the life l that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. m This is my rule in n all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? o Let him not seek circumcision. 19 p For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but q keeping the commandments of God. 20 r Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.

  1. Cross References
    Romans 12:3
    For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
  2. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:17
    That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
  3. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 8:18
    With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel.
    2 Corinthians 11:28
    And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.
  4. Cross References
    Acts 15:1
    But some men came down from Judea and were teac...
    Acts 15:5
    But some believers who belonged to the party of...
    Acts 15:19
    Therefore my judgment is that we should not tro...
    Acts 15:24
    Since we have heard that some persons have gone...
    Acts 15:28
    For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and t...
    Galatians 5:2
    Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept ci...
  5. Cross References
    Galatians 3:28
    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
    Galatians 5:6
    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
    Galatians 6:15
    For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
    Colossians 3:11
    Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
  6. Cross References
    1 John 2:3
    And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
  7. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 7:24
    So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
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