1 Corinthians 9:19

In 9 translations

BSB

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

KJV

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω·

RP2018

Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω.

TR-Boyd

Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω.

SCR1894

ελευθερος γαρ ων εκ παντων πασιν εμαυτον εδουλωσα ινα τους πλειονας κερδησω

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
• Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
• 1 Corinthians 10:33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
• James 5:19–20My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
• Matthew 20:26–28It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served,…
• 1 Timothy 4:16Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
• 1 Corinthians 9:20–22To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one…
• 2 Timothy 2:10For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
• 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
• Romans 15:2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
• Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
• John 13:14–15So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
• Romans 1:14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
• 1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
• 1 Peter 3:1Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
• Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).