17But 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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For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. …
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. …
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-24)Here the apostle takes occasion to advise them to continue in the state and condition in which Christianity found them, and in which they became converts to it. And here, I. He lays down this rule in general— as God hath distributed to every one . Note, Our states and circumstances in this world are distributions of divine Providence. This fixes the bounds of men’s habitations , and orders their s…
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