Various Situations of Life

¹⁷ Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called^(A) him.^[a] This is what I command in all the churches. ¹⁸ Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised. ¹⁹ Circumcision does not matter and uncircumcision does not matter. Keeping God’s commands is what matters. ²⁰ Let each of you remain in the situation^[b] in which he was called. ²¹ Were you called while a slave? Don’t let it concern you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity.^{[c] 22} For he who is called by the Lord as a slave^(B) is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave. ²³ You were bought^(C) at a price; do not become slaves of people. ²⁴ Brothers and sisters, each person is to remain with God in the situation in which he was called.