1 Corinthians 9:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

To those without the law, I became like one without the law (not being without God’s law but under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    To those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    To them that were without lawe be ca I as though I had bene without lawe (whe I was not without lawe as perteyninge to god but vnder a lawe as concerninge Christ) to wynne the that were without lawe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Vnto them that are without lawe, I am become as though I were without lawe (where as yet I am not without the lawe of God, but am in ye lawe of Christ) to wynne the that are without lawe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    To them that are without Lawe, as though I were without Lawe, (when I am not without Lawe as pertaining to God, but am in the Lawe through Christ) that I may winne them that are without Lawe:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    To them that are without lawe, become as though I were without lawe, (when I was not without law as parteyning to the lawe of God, but in the lawe of Christe) to winne them that are without lawe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    to those without law, as without law -- (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) -- that I might gain those without law;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:12 : 12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
  • Rom 2:14 : 14 For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things required by the law, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.
  • Gal 3:2 : 2 I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
  • Matt 5:17-20 : 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter, not a single stroke of a pen, will disappear from the law until everything is accomplished. 19 So whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you except these necessary things:
  • Acts 16:4 : 4 As they traveled from city to city, they shared the decisions that had been made by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem, instructing the believers to follow them.
  • Acts 21:25 : 25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.
  • Gal 5:13-14 : 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
  • Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
  • 1 Thess 4:1-2 : 1 Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, just as you received instructions from us on how you ought to live and please God, that you would excel even more. 2 For you know the commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
  • Titus 2:2-9 : 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance. 3 Likewise, older women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of good things. 4 They are to encourage the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered. 6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In all things, present yourself as an example of good works, with integrity, dignity, and incorruptibility in your teaching. 8 Let your speech be sound and beyond reproach, so that any opponent may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us. 9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative. 10 They must not pilfer but must demonstrate complete faithfulness, so that they may make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
  • Heb 8:10 : 10 This is the covenant I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
  • Rom 7:25 : 25 Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
  • Rom 8:4 : 4 This was so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
  • 1 Cor 7:19-22 : 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what matters. 20 Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called. 21 Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave.
  • Gal 2:3-4 : 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was forced to be circumcised. 4 This arose because of false brothers who were secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so they might bring us into bondage.
  • Gal 2:12-14 : 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they came, he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision group. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • Ps 119:32 : 32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You have broadened my heart.

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    18What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

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  • 1 Cor 9:22-23
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    22To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some.

    23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

  • Gal 2:16-19
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    16yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. So we also have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

    17But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!

    18For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

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  • Rom 2:14
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    14For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things required by the law, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.

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    12For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

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    9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

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    33Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.

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    9At one time I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.

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    21Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law?

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    21I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

  • Phil 3:6-7
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    6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

    7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ.

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    12All things are lawful for me, but not all things are beneficial. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

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    21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

  • Gal 3:24
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    24So the law was our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.

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  • Rom 9:30-31
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    2If I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

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    4You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

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    21Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

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    68%

    8Do I say these things merely from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law also say the same?

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    12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

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    9We also know that the law is not made for the righteous but for the lawless and rebellious, the ungodly and sinners, the unholy and profane, those who strike their fathers and mothers, and murderers,

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    5to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

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    12I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.

  • Gal 6:13-14
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    13For even those who are circumcised do not keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can boast about your flesh.

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    12were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

  • Rom 10:4
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    4For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

  • Rom 7:7
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'

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    9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already charged that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

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    18I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.

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    21To my shame, I must admit that we were too weak for that! Yet whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast.

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    9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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    2I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge.