16. And besides, how do you know if you will be able to save your husband or wife who isn't a follower?
17. In every church I tell the people to stay as they were when the Lord Jesus chose them and God called them to be his own. Now I say the same thing to you.
18. If you are already circumcised, don't try to change it. If you are not circumcised, don't get circumcised.
19. Being circumcised or uncircumcised isn't really what matters. The important thing is to obey God's commands.
20. So don't try to change what you were when God chose you.
21. Are you a slave? Don't let that bother you. But if you can win your freedom, you should.
22. When the Lord chooses slaves, they become his free people. And when he chooses free people, they become slaves of Christ.