1 Corinthians 7:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Everyone should remain in the state in which he was called.

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Like a bird far from the nest so is anyone far from home.

Only, everyone should live as the Lord has assigned, just as God called each one. I give this order in all the churches.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.

and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your [own] hands, as we instructed you,

Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and to eat their own food.