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1 Corinthians 7:20
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1 Corinthians 7:20
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20 (A)Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.
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1 Corinthians 7:20
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1 Corinthians 7:20
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20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(A)
1 Corinthians 7:17
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1 Corinthians 7:17
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Live as You Are Called
17 Only let each person lead the life[a] (A)that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. (B)This is my rule in (C)all the churches.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:17 Or each person walk in the way
1 Corinthians 7:17
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1 Corinthians 7:17
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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)
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to aspire (A)to live quietly, and (B)to mind your own affairs, and (C)to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,
2 Thessalonians 3:12
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2 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[a]
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread
2 Thessalonians 3:12
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2 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(A) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(B)
1 Corinthians 7:21-24
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1 Corinthians 7:21-24
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21 Were you a bondservant[a] when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) 22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is (A)a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is (B)a bondservant of Christ. 23 (C)You were bought with a price; (D)do not become bondservants of men. 24 So, brothers,[b] (E)in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:21 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verses 22 (twice), 23
- 1 Corinthians 7:24 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
1 Corinthians 7:21-24
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1 Corinthians 7:21-24
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21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(A) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(B) 23 You were bought at a price;(C) do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(D)
Proverbs 27:8
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Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like (A)a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
Proverbs 27:8
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Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like a bird that flees its nest(A)
is anyone who flees from home.
Luke 3:10-14
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Luke 3:10-14
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10 And the crowds asked him, (A)“What then shall we do?” 11 And he answered them, (B)“Whoever has two tunics[a] is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” 12 (C)Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, (D)what shall we do?” 13 And he said to them, (E)“Collect no more than you are authorized to do.” 14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (F)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (G)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (H)wages.”
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- Luke 3:11 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Luke 3:10-14
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Luke 3:10-14
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10 “What should we do then?”(A) the crowd asked.
11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(B)
12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized.(C) “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,”(D) he told them.
14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(E)—be content with your pay.”
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