19. It is not important if a man is circumcised or not circumcised. The important thing is obeying God’s commands.
20. Each one should stay the way he was when God called him.
21. If you were a slave when God called you, do not let that bother you. But if you can be free, then become free.
22. The person who was a slave when the Lord called him is free in the Lord. He belongs to the Lord. In the same way, the one who was free when he was called is now Christ’s slave.
23. You all were bought for a price. So do not become slaves of men.