17. Nevertheless, each person should live the kind of life that the Lord assigned when he called each one. This is what I teach in all the churches.
18. If someone was circumcised when called, he shouldn’t try to reverse it. If someone wasn’t circumcised when he was called, he shouldn’t be circumcised.
19. Circumcision is nothing; not being circumcised is nothing. What matters is keeping God’s commandments.
20. Each person should stay in the situation they were in when they were called.
21. If you were a slave when you were called, don’t let it bother you. But if you are actually able to be free, take advantage of the opportunity.