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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
You may need to make explicit who called and use an active verb. Alternate translation: "God called him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
called
called to believe in Christians
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"