I Corinthians 9:19
“For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Corinthians 9:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone’s slave.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn wiewohl ich von allen frei bin, habe ich mich allen zum Sklaven gemacht, auf daß ich so viele wie möglich gewinne.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Por lo cual, siendo libre para con todos, me he hecho siervo de todos por ganar á más.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque, estando eu livre de todos, me fiz servo de todos, para ganhar ainda mais.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque mesmo eu sendo livre de tudo, tornei-me um servo de todos, a fim de que eu pudesse ganhar mais pessoas.
📖 I Corinthians 9:19 in Context
17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20And 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;
21To 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.
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