1 Corinthians 7:20

New International Reader's Version

Each of you should stay as you were when God chose you.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:8

Anyone who runs away from home is like a bird that flies away from its nest.

1 Corinthians 7:17

But each believer should live in whatever situation the Lord has given them. Stay as you were when God chose you. That’s the rule all the churches must follow.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Are you engaged to a woman? Then don’t try to get out of it. Are you free from such a promise? Then don’t look for a wife.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

And do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

We belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. So we strongly command people like that to settle down. They have to earn the food they eat.