²⁰ Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.^(A)

Concerning Change of Status

¹⁷ Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.^(A) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.^(B)

²⁴ Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.^(A)