1 Corinthians 7:20

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Each person should remain in the [same] state he was in when he was called [by God].

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:17

Each person should live according to what the Lord has given him and in the state he was when God called him. And this is what I require in all the churches.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Are you married? [If so], then do not separate [from your mate]. Are you unmarried? [If so], then do not look for a wife.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

[We also urge you to] make it your aim to live a quiet life, and to attend to your own business matters, and to work with your hands, as we urged you. [Note: Possibly this exhortation was directed toward the tendency of some people there to neglect ordinary responsibilities in view of an imminent return of Christ].

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now we command and urge such people, in [the fellowship of] the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and earn their own living.