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1 Corinthians 9:21 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œTo 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.”

1 Corinthians 9:21

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

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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;

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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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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.

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And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with {you}.

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