1 Corinthians 7:17

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 7:17
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What does 1 Corinthians 7:17 mean?

1 Corinthians 7:17 (KJV) reads: "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul addresses the Corinthian church regarding various…

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Walking in Your Divine Calling

In 1 Corinthians 7:17, the Apostle Paul imparts a profound truth about the sovereignty of God in each believer’s life: "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." This verse invites us to…

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Embracing Our Divine Call: A Prayer Inspired by 1 Corinthians 7:17

Heavenly Father, In the quiet moments of reflection, we come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and wisdom. Today, we pause to meditate on the profound truth found in 1 Corinthians 7:17: "But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every…

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1 Corinthians 7:6 - "But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
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1 Corinthians 15:7 - "After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."
1 Corinthians 7:23 - "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men."
1 Corinthians 15:17 - "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins."
1 Corinthians 7:19 - "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."
1 Corinthians 7:31 - "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
1 Corinthians 1:7 - "So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
1 Corinthians 12:7 - "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."
1 Corinthians 1:17 - "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."
The old has gone, the new is here. — 2 Corinthians 5:17
1 Corinthians 7:1 - "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman."
1 Corinthians 11:17 - "Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse."
1 Corinthians 10:17 - "For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread."
1 Corinthians 7:20 - "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called."
1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 7:30 - "And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;"
1 Corinthians 7:24 - "Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God."
1 Corinthians 12:17 - "If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?"
1 Corinthians 16:17 - "I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied."