1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.

1 Corinthians 12:7

12:7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.

1 Corinthians 12:27

12:27 Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.


tn Grk “in the calling.” “Calling” in Paul is God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. As in 1:26, calling here stands by metonymy for a person’s circumstances when he becomes a Christian.