1 Corinthians 9:19

King James Version (KJV)

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

Translations

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Amplified Bible

For although I am free in every way from anyone's control, I have made myself a bond servant to everyone, so that I might gain the more [for Christ].

1 Corinthians 9:19 - American Standard Version

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Bible in Basic English

For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Darby Bible

For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most [possible].

1 Corinthians 9:19 - English Standard Version

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - King James Version

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - La Biblia de las Americas

Porque aunque soy libre de todos, de todos me he hecho esclavo para ganar al mayor nùmero posible.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - The Message

Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn’t take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I’ve become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!

1 Corinthians 9:19 - New American Standard Bible

For though I am free from all {men,} I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque aunque soy libre de todos, de todos me he hecho esclavo para ganar al mayor nùmero posible.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - World English Bible

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Young's Living Translation

for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

1 Corinthians 9:19 - Additional Comments

Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
How much of your goal in life is to serve others? Even to the point of transformations to be more like them, to reach them (vss 20-22).

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