16 for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?
17 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:
18 being circumcised--was any one called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision was any one called? let him not be circumcised;
19 the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing--but a keeping of the commands of God.
20 Each in the calling in which he was called--in this let him remain;
21 a servant--wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free--use [it] rather;
22 for he who [is] in the Lord--having been called a servant--is the Lord's freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ: