16. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17. But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let them walk. And so I ordain in all the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}.
18. Is anyone called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Is anyone called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
19. Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing but the keeping of the commandments of God.
20. Let each abide in the same calling in which he was called.
21. Art thou called being a slave? care not for it; but if thou may be made free, use it rather.
22. For he that is called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord’s freeman; likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s slave.