1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak, I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. To all, I became all, so that I might save all.

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In The King James Version

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

In Context

21To those who are under the law, I became as if I were under the law, (though I was not under the law) so that I might gain those who were under the law. To those who were without the law, I became as if I were without the law, (though I was not without the law of God, being in the law of Christ) so that I might gain those who were without the law.

23And I do everything for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may become its partner.

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Cross References

Romans 15:1But we who are stronger must bear with the feebleness of the weak, and not so as to please ourselves.

1 Corinthians 8:13Because of this, if food leads my brother to sin, I will never eat meat, lest I lead my brother to sin.

1 Corinthians 10:33just as I also, in all things, please everyone, not seeking what is best for myself, but what is best for many others, so that they may be saved.

Galatians 6:1And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might also be tempted.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:20-24

The Apostle's Devotedness. ( a. d. 57.) 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain… Read the whole commentary →

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