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8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.
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Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.
9 But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.
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But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband.
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To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
11 And if she depart, that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife.
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But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12 For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not and she consent to dwell with him: let him not put her away.
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To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
13 And if any woman hath a husband that believeth not and he consent to dwell with her: let her not put away her husband.
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And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife: and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband. Otherwise your children should be unclean: but now they are holy.
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For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15 But if the unbeliever depart, let him depart. For a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases. But God hath called us in peace.
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But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.
16 For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
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How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 But as the Lord hath distributed to every one, as God hath called every one: so let him walk. And so in all churches I teach.
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Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
18 Is any man called, being circumcised? Let him not procure uncircumcision. Is any man called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
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Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.
19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing: but the observance of the commandments of God.
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Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts.
20 Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called.
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Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
21 Wast thou called, being a bondman? Care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
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Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so.
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a bondman, is the freeman of the Lord. Likewise he that is called, being free, is the bondman of Christ.
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For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.
23 You are bought with a price: be not made the bondslaves of men.
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You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings.
24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.
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Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.
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