1 Corinthians 7:17 Parallel Translations

Everyone should live the life that the Lord gave him when God called him. This is the guideline I use in every church.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

ASV:

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

BBE:

Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

DBY:

However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

ERV:

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

WEY:

Only, whatever be the condition in life which the Lord has assigned to each individual--and whatever the condition in which he was living when God called him--in that let him continue.

WBS:

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all churches.

WEB:

Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.

YLT:

if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each -- so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:

1 Corinthians 7:17 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 12:3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.

1 Corinthians 4:17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

1 Corinthians 11:16 But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.

1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

2 Corinthians 8:18 We have sent along with him the brother whose fame in the things of the gospel has spread through all the churches;

2 Corinthians 11:28 Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

Galatians 1:22 I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which were in Christ;

1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you also endured the same sufferings at the hands of your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,

2 Thessalonians 1:4 therefore, we ourselves speak proudly of you among the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

7:17 {12} But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath {n} called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
(12) Taking occasion by that which he said of the bondage and liberty of matrimony, he digresses to a general doctrine concerning the outward state and condition of man's life, as circumcision and uncircumcision, servitude and liberty. And he warns every man generally to live with a contented mind in the Lord, whatever state or condition he is in, because those outward things, as to be circumcised or uncircumcised, to be bond or free, are not of the substance (as they call it) of the kingdom of heaven.
(n) Has bound him to a certain type of life.

PNT:

7:17 As God hath distributed to every man, etc. This I would add, says Paul in effect, whatever may be the lot and special circumstances of each man, single, married, or deserted on account of Christianity, let him walk in it without seeking a change.

WES:

7:17 But as God hath distributed - The various stations of life, and various relations, to every one, let him take care to discharge his duty therein. The gospel disannuls none of these. And thus I ordain in all the churches - As a point of the highest concern.

MHC:

7:17-24 The rules of Christianity reach every condition; and in every state a man may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of every Christian to be content with his lot, and to conduct himself in his rank and place as becomes a Christian. Our comfort and happiness depend on what we are to Christ, not what we are in the world. No man should think to make his faith or religion, an argument to break through any natural or civil obligations. He should quietly and contentedly abide in the condition in which he is placed by Divine Providence.

CONC:

Assemblies Assigned Churches Command Condition Continue Direct Distribute Distributed Divided However Individual Lay Lead Manner Ordain Orders Purpose Retain Rule Thus Walk Whatever

Assemblies Assigned Churches Command Condition Continue Direct Distribute Distributed Divided However Individual Life Manner Nevertheless Ordain Orders Purpose Retain Rule Walk Whatever

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