20Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;


In Context

17 if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each — so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:

18 being circumcised — was any one called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision was any one called? let him not be circumcised;

19 the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing — but a keeping of the commands of God.

20 Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;

21 a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use it rather;

22 for he who is in the Lord — having been called a servant — is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:

1 Corinthians 7:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:20Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:20Let every man continue in the same calling in which he was called.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.