# Brothers Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women. # whatever situation he was in when he was called "whether he was married or unmarried, slave or free, when he was called" # he was called "God called him" # let each one remain "each one should remain." That is, each one should remain slave, free, married, or unmarried, as he was when he first believed in Christ. # with God "as a person responsible to God"