1 Corinthians 7:12-30
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12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
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13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
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14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
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15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
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16 For what 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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17 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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18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
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19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
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20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
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21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
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22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
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23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
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24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
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25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
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26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
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27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
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28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
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29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
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30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;