1 Corinthians 7:20
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
BSB
ASV
Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.
KJV
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
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1 Corinthians 7:17Regardless, 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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That 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…
Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
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2 Thessalonians 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
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and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Let every man abide in the same calling - As both the circumcised and uncircumcised, in Christ, have the same advantages, and to their believing the same facilities; so any situation of life is equally friendly to the salvation of the soul, if a man be faithful to the grace he has received. Therefore, in all situations a Christian should be content, for all things work together for good to him who loves God.
