1 Corinthians 9:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 9:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 9:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

1 Corinthians 9:19 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 9:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 9:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

1 Corinthians 9:19 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 9:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Corinthians 9:19 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 9:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For though I bee free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruant vnto all men, that I might winne the moe.”

1 Corinthians 9:19 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 9:19 in Context — 1 Corinthians 9

17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

18 What 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.

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.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 9:19 Mean?

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