17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 7:17

King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

The Message

17 And don't be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God's place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there. God, not your marital status, defines your life. Don't think I'm being harder on you than on the others. I give this same counsel in all the churches.

New King James Version

17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

New Living Translation

17 Each of you should continue to live in whatever situation the Lord has placed you, and remain as you were when God first called you. This is my rule for all the churches.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:17

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

(Read 1 Corinthians 7:17-24)

The rules of Christianity reach every condition; and in every state a man may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of every Christian to be content with his lot, and to conduct himself in his rank and place as becomes a Christian. Our comfort and happiness depend on what we are to Christ, not what we are in the world. No man should think to make his faith or religion, an argument to break through any natural or civil obligations. He should quietly and contentedly abide in the condition in which he is placed by Divine Providence.

33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace-as in all the congregations of the Lord's people.

Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 14:33

King James Version

33 For God is not the author of confusion, confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

English Standard Version

33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

The Message

33 When we worship the right way, God doesn't stir us up into confusion; he brings us into harmony. This goes for all the churches - no exceptions.

New King James Version

33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

New Living Translation

33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:33

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:26-33

(Read 1 Corinthians 14:26-33)

Religious exercises in public assemblies should have this view; Let all be done to edifying. As to the speaking in an unknown tongue, if another were present who could interpret, two miraculous gifts might be exercised at once, and thereby the church be edified, and the faith of the hearers confirmed at the same time. As to prophesying, two or three only should speak at one meeting, and this one after the other, not all at once. The man who is inspired by the Spirit of God will observe order and decency in delivering his revelations. God never teaches men to neglect their duties, or to act in any way unbecoming their age or station.