1 Corinthians 7:20

1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Corinthians 7:21-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; Luke 3:10-14; Proverbs 27:8

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 7:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let every man abide - Let him remain or continue. In the same calling - The same occupation, profession, rank of life. We use the word “calli...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

He now passes on to special classes. First, those who are unmarried or have lost their partners. It would be best for them to follow Paul's example a...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

same . Omit. wherein . in (Greek. en) which. The order in the Greek is, "Each one in the calling in which he was called, in this let him remain...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. Every man in the calling in which. This is the source from which other things are derived, — that every one should be contented with his...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Let every man abide in the same calling - As both the circumcised and uncircumcised, i...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let every man abide in the same calling, &c.— It is plain from what immediately follows, that this is not an absolute command; but only signifi...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. The same calling - i:e., the condition from which he is called-a Jew, a Greek,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(a) Answer to Questions about Marriage The Corinthians had in their letter ( 1 Corinthians 7:1 ) asked St. Paul's opinion on several points conn...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Calling ] not 'occupation in life,' but 'condition in which God's call found him.' St. Paul lays this down, not as a universal, but as a good genera...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. — This is an emphatic repetition of the principle on which the previous practical in...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 MARRIAGE THERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak abou...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Serve God in Your Calling 1 Corinthians 7:15-24 There was much unsettlement in regard to marriage in the church at Corinth. An unnatural asceti...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Certain difficulties had arisen in the Corinthian Church concerning which they had sent inquiries to Paul. He now answers their questions. These answ...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(18) Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. (19) Circumc...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

OUR CALLING ‘Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.’ 1 Corinthians 7:20 This is an exhortation much needed in the pr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let every man abide in the same calling ,.... Civil calling, station, and business of life, wherein he was called ; that is, in which he was when...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Ver. 20. Abide in the same calling ] And therein learn to "maintain good works," o...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let every man abide wherein he was called Affect not to change without the clear and evident leadings of Providence, as there is generally greater...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Those things in Chapter s 5 and 6, which were of such serious importance as demanding correction, had evidently not even been questions in the minds...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christian Contentment. A. D. 57. 17 But as...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Let every man abide in the same state and condition of life in which he was when he was first converted to the faith of Christ, that is, supposing th...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Christians Need Not Feel Compelled to Leave the State in Which They Were When They Were Called (7:17-24). Paul now stresses that from a spiritual...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Let each man abide in that calling in which he was when he was called. Were you called being a bondservant? Do not worry about it. But if you can be...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES A. 1. Observe: With this chapter commences a new section of the Epistle; the topics, and perhaps their order, suggested by a le...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is evident from the tenor of this chapter that the Corinthians had written to the apostle for advice on the subject of marriage and its obligation...
The Biblical Illustrator

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. Every Christian at his post 1. God appoints every...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 7:1-46 Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage. 1 Corinthians 7:1-46 The lawful...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A general application of these truths:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In the calling — The outward state. Wherein he is — When God calls him. Let him not seek to change this, without a clear direction from Providence....

²⁰ Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 7:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Corinthians 7:20