17 Only let each person lead the life¹ that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule ^win all the churches. 18 ^xWas anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. 19 For ^yneither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but ^zkeeping the commandments of God.