1 Corinthians 7:17

1 Corinthians 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:17

15Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. 16For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this manner let him walk. And so I direct in all the churches. 18Was any man called when he was already circumcised? He is not to become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? He is not to be circumcised. 19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God.

1 Corinthians 7:17 word by word

εἰ μὴ ἑκάστῳ ὡς ἐμέρισεν ὁ κύριος, ἕκαστον ὡς κέκληκεν ὁ θεός, οὕτως περιπατείτω· καὶ οὕτως ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις πάσαις διατάσσομαι.¶Read the interlinear

• Onlyεἰei · if: notG1487
• Onlyμήmē · notG3361
• as the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• has assignedμερίζωmerizō · to divideG3307
• to eachἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• as Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• has calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• in thisοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• let him walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• I directδιατάσσωdiatassō · to directG1299
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:17

• 1 Corinthians 7:7Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.
• Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”
• Romans 12:3For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
• 1 Peter 4:10As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
• 1 Corinthians 7:18Was any man called when he was already circumcised? He is not to become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? He is not to be circumcised.
• 1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also.
• 2 Corinthians 11:28Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17But as God hath distributed to every man, etc. - Let every man fulfill the duties of the state to which God in the course of his providence has called him. So ordain I in all Churches - I do not lay on you a burden which others are not called to bear: this is the general rule which, by the authority of God, I impose on every Christian society.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17But as God hath distributed … - As God hath divided ( ̓́ emerisen); that is, given, imparted to anyone. As God has given grace to everyone. The words ̓ ̀ ei mēdenote simply but in the beginning of this verse. The apostle here introduces a new subject; or an inquiry varying somewhat from that preceding, though of the same general nature. He had discussed the question whether a husband and wife ought to be separated on account of a difference in religion…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 The rules of Christianity reach every condition; and in every state a man may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of every Christian to be content with his lot, and to conduct himself in his rank and place as becomes a Christian. Our comfort and happiness depend on what we are to Christ, not what we are in the world. No man should think to make his faith or religion, an argument to break through any natural or civil obligations…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Generally, Christians should stay in the social situation they were in when they first became believers (see 1 Corintihans 7:20, 24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. But--Greek, "If not." "Only." Caution that believers should not make this direction (1Co 7:16; as Alford explains it) a ground for separating "of themselves" (1Co 7:12-14). Or, But if there be no hope of gaining over the unbeliever, still let the general principle be maintained, "As the Lord hath allotted to each, as God hath called each, so let him walk" (so the Greek in the oldest reading); let him walk in the path allotted to him and wherein he was…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings