1 Corinthians 7:20

7:20 Let each one remain in that situation in life ¹  in which he was called.

1 Corinthians 15:19

15:19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

1 Corinthians 9:12

9:12 If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?

But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

¹ 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.