1 Corinthians 9:20

Therefore became I, to the Jews, as, a Jew,—that, Jews, I might win; to them who were under law, as, under law, not being, myself, under law,—that, them who were under law, I might win;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

19For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved,—that, the larger number, I might win:

21To them who were without law, as, without law,—not being without law to God, but lawfully subject to Christ,—that I might win them who were without law.

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Cross References

Acts 16:3The same, would Paul have go forth with him, and took and circumcised him, on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they one and all knew that, his father, was, a Greek.

Acts 18:18Paul, however, still further abiding a good many days with the brethren, bidding them adieu, set sail for Syria; and, with him, Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

Romans 3:19Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.

Romans 11:14If by any means I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh, and save some from among them;—

Galatians 4:21Tell me! ye who, under law, are wishing to be: The law, do ye not hear?

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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