1 Corinthians 9:22
To 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.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
KJV1611 – Modern English
To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
To the weak{G772} I{G1096} became {G5613} weak,{G772} that{G2443} I might gain{G2770} the weak:{G772} I am become{G1096} all things{G3956} to all{G3956} men, that{G2443} I may{G4982} by all means{G3843} save{G4982} some.{G5100}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
To the weak{G772} became I{G1096}{(G5633)} as{G5613} weak{G772}, that{G2443} I might gain{G2770}{(G5661)} the weak{G772}: I am made{G1096}{(G5754)} all things{G3956} to all{G3956} men, that{G2443} I might{G4982} by all means{G3843} save{G4982}{(G5661)} some{G5100}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
To the weake became I as weake to wynne the weake. In all thinge I fassioned my silfe to all men to save at ye lest waye some.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
To the weake, am I become as weake, to wynne the weake. I am become of all fasshions vnto euery man, to saue some at ye leest.
Geneva Bible (1560)
To the weake I become as weake, that I may winne the weake: I am made all thinges to all men, that I might by all meanes saue some.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
To the weake became I as weake, that I might winne the weake. I am made all thinges to all men, that I might at the least way saue some.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.
Webster's Bible (1833)
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some.
American Standard Version (1901)
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
American Standard Version (1901)
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
World English Bible (2000)
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Cor 10:33 : 33 Just 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.
- Rom 15:1 : 1 We who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Rom 11:14 : 14 In the hope that I may somehow provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
- 1 Cor 9:19 : 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.
- 2 Cor 11:29 : 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
- 1 Cor 7:16 : 16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
- 1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
- Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 1 Cor 9:15-217 verses84%
15 But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
17 If I do this willingly, I have a reward. But if unwillingly, I am simply entrusted with a responsibility.
18 What 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.
19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.
20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law, I became like one under the law, even though I myself am not under the law, to win those under the law.
21 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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23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
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33 Just 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.
- 2 Cor 12:9-113 verses72%
9 But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore, I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
11 I have become foolish in boasting; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, because I am in no way inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing.
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12 All 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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27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
- 2 Cor 11:29-302 verses71%
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
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19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ.
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10 For this reason, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus, along with eternal glory.
- 1 Cor 15:9-113 verses71%
9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
11 Whether then it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.
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12 I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.
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13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss because of Christ.
8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,
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23 Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible, but not everything builds up.
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14 In the hope that I may somehow provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
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12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
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5 I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'
- Rom 15:18-192 verses69%
18 I 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.
19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
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16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
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21 To 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.
22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
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10 For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
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2 If 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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9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept and will continue to keep myself from being a burden to you in any way.
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2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
3 I came to you in weakness, fear, and great trembling.
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21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
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9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters.
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9 But be careful that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
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9 For this reason, I also wrote to you, to test you and see if you are obedient in everything.
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12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.
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17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
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17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.