King James Version

1 Corinthians 7:20

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

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ἕκαστοςhekastosevery manἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every man”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.every manἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κλήσειklēseicallingκλῆσις (klēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “calling”, the to- or for-formG2821a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call.callingᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐκλήθηeklēthēhe was calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.he was calledἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.μενέτωmenetōto stayμένω (menō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

Young’s Literal Translation

Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;

World English Bible

Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.

Darby Translation

Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

Douay-Rheims

Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called.

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