1 Corinthians 7:20

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

1 Corinthians 1:26

1:26 Think about the circumstances of your call, ²  brothers and sisters. ³  Not many were wise by human standards, ⁴  not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. ⁵ 

1 Corinthians 1:2

1:2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, ⁶  to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. ⁷ 

[7:20]  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.

[1:26]  ² tn Grk “Think about your calling.” “Calling” in Paul’s writings usually refers to God’s work of drawing people to faith in Christ. The following verses show that “calling” here stands by metonymy for their circumstances when they became Christians, leading to the translation “the circumstances of your call.”

[1:26]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.

[1:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[1:26]  ⁵ tn The Greek word ευγενής (eugenh") refers to the status of being born into nobility, wealth, or power with an emphasis on the privileges and benefits that come with that position.

[1:2]  ³ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “theirs and ours.”