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16 For gar how tis do you know oida, wife gynē, whether ei you will save sōzō your ho husband anēr? Or ē how tis do you know oida, husband anēr, whether ei you will save sōzō your ho wife gynē?

17 Only ei mē, as hōs the ho Lord kyrios has assigned merizō to each hekastos person , as hōs God theos has called kaleō each hekastos one , · ho so houtōs let that person conduct peripateō his life . And kai thus houtōs I prescribe diatassō in en all pas the ho churches ekklēsia. 18 If a man tis was already circumcised peritemnō when he was called kaleō, he should not conceal his circumcision epispaomai. If a man tis was not circumcised en when he was called kaleō, he should not submit to circumcision peritemnō.

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16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save(A) your husband?(B) Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

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17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(C) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(D) 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.(E)

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