1 Corinthians 7:20

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Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.

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Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.

Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[4]