1 Corinthians 9:22

To the weak I became like one who is weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

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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 without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

23I do this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

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Cross References

Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.

1 Corinthians 10:33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may 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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