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1 Corinthians 7:17

Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

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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.

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἰeionlyG1487 →
μὴmēexceptG3361 →
ἑκάστῳhekastōto eachG1538 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
ἐμέρισενemerisenhas assignedG3307 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κύριος,kuriosLordG2962 →
ἕκαστονhekastonto eachG1538 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
κέκληκενkeklēkenhas calledG2564 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεός,theosGodG2316 →
οὕτωςhoutōssoG3779 →
περιπατείτω·peripateitōhe should walk;G4043 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
ἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaischurchesG1577 →
πάσαιςpasaisallG3956 →
διατάσσομαι.¶diatassomaiI prescribe.G1299 →

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Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.1 Corinthians 11:16If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.1 Corinthians 4:17That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.1 Corinthians 7:24Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.Romans 12:3–8For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.1 Corinthians 7:20–21Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.Matthew 19:11“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.1 Corinthians 7:20Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.2 Corinthians 11:28Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.1 Corinthians 7:18Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.2 Corinthians 8:18Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.1 Corinthians 7:7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.Matthew 19:12For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.1 Corinthians 11:34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.1 Peter 4:10–11As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.1 Thessalonians 2:14For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,2 Thessalonians 1:4That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

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