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1 Corinthians 9:22

I-become to{the[plural] weak} as weak, in-which-place I-may-gain the[plural] weak; to{the[plural] all} I-have-become all, in-which-place I-may-save some all-ly.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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{the[plural] without-law} as without-law, not being without-law of{God}; contrariwise, in-law of{Anointed}, in-which-place I-may-gain the[plural] without-law.

23Moreover, I-am-doing all through the good-message, in-which-place I-may-become in-common/partner-together of{same}.

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Cross References

Romans 15:1Moreover, we, the enabled/empowered[adjective], are-owing to-be-bearing[weight] the weak-effects of{the unenabled} and not to-be-pleasing to{sameselves}.

1 Corinthians 8:13even-through-which if consume-effect[i.e. food] is-scandalizing the brother of{me}, no, I-would_not_eat meats into the eon, in-which-place I-would-scandalize not the brother of{me}.

1 Corinthians 10:33according-as also-I am-pleasing all to{all}, not seeking the carrying/bearing-together of{myself}; contrariwise the of{the many}, in-which-place they-may-be-saved.

Galatians 6:1Brothers, also if-supposing [a] man may-be-pre-taken in to{some fall-aside-effect}, you, the[plural] spiritual, be-fit-izing-down/adjusting/equipping the to-which-the-same in to{spirit} of{meekness}, watching yourself, not also you may-be-trial-ized.

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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