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20 Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.
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20 Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.
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21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you--although if you can gain your freedom, do so.
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21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you--although if you can gain your freedom, do so.
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22 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.
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22 For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.
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23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
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24 Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.
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24 Brothers, each man, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation God called him to.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
