1 Corinthians 9:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγενόμην τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὡς Ἰουδαῖος, ἵνα Ἰουδαίους κερδήσω· τοῖς ὑπὸ νόμον, ὡς ὑπὸ νόμον, ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον κερδήσω·

Transliteration

And I egenomēn to the Ioudaiois as Ioudaios, that Ioudaious I might kerdēsō; to the ones under nomon, as under nomon, that the ones under nomon I might kerdēsō;

Grammar Details

• *egenomēn*: aorist indicative, middle, 1st person singular - became
• *Ioudaiois*: dative, masculine, plural - to Jews
• *Ioudaios*: nominative, masculine, singular - a Jew
• *Ioudaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - Jews
• *kerdēsō*: aorist subjunctive, 1st person singular - might gain/win
• *nomon*: accusative, masculine, singular - law

Word Meanings

• *egenomēn*: became/was/acted as
• *Ioudaiois*: Jews/Jewish people
• *kerdēsō*: might gain/might win/might profit
• *nomon*: law/Torah

Referenced Verses

• Acts 16:3 : 3 Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
• Gal 5:18 : 18 But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
• Acts 21:20-26 : 20 And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law: 21 And they have had news of you, how you have been teaching all the Jews among the Gentiles to give up the law of Moses, and not to give circumcision to their children, and not to keep the old rules. 22 What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come. 23 Do this, then, which we say to you: We have four men who have taken an oath; 24 Go with these, and make yourself clean with them, and make the necessary payments for them, so that they may be free from their oath: and everyone will see that the statements made about you are not true, but that you put yourself under rule, and keep the law. 25 But as to the Gentiles who have the faith, we sent a letter, giving our decision that they were to keep themselves from offerings made to false gods, and from blood, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from the evil desires of the body. 26 Then Paul took the men, and on the day after, making himself clean with them, he went into the Temple, giving out the statement that the days necessary for making them clean were complete, till the offering was made for every one of them.
• Rom 3:19 : 19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
• Rom 6:14-15 : 14 For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace. 15 What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.
• Rom 11:14 : 14 If in any way those who are of my flesh may be moved to envy, so that some of them may get salvation by me.
• Gal 4:5 : 5 That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.
• Gal 4:21 : 21 Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?
• Acts 17:2-3 : 2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings, 3 Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.
• Acts 18:18 : 18 And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.