20. Each person should stay in the situation they were in when they were called.
21. If you were a slave when you were called, don’t let it bother you. But if you are actually able to be free, take advantage of the opportunity.
22. Anyone who was a slave when they were called by the Lord has the status of being the Lord’s free person. In the same way, anyone who was a free person when they were called is Christ’s slave.