1 Corinthians 7:20

1 Corinthians 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
• New International Version (NIV)Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:20

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. Each person is to remain in that state in which he was called. 21Were you called as a slave? Do not let it concern you. But if you are also able to become free, take advantage of that. 22For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave, is the Lord’s freed person; likewise the one who was called as free, is Christ’s slave.

1 Corinthians 7:20 word by word

ἕκαστος ἐν τῇ κλήσει ᾗ ἐκλήθη, ἐν ταύτῃ μενέτω.Read the interlinear

• Eachἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• is to remainμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• stateκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• in whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he was calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:20

• 1 Corinthians 7:17Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this way let him walk. And so I direct in all the churches.
• Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a person who wanders from his home.
• Luke 3:10And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what are we to do?”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:12Now we command and exhort such persons in the Lord Jesus Christ to work peacefully and eat their own bread.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Let 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Let 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…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. 17-24Paul says Christians should accept the life God has given them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. the same calling--that is, the condition from which he is called a Jew, a Greek, a slave, or a freeman.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 7:20

• Character
• Contentment
• Marriage
• Stability

In the dictionaries

• Abuse
• Attend
• Calling
• Consent
• Contain
• Distraction
• Loose
• Mercy
• Revelation of Christ
• Snare

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