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1 Corinthians 9:23

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Diplomacy;   Evil;   Expediency;   Minister, Christian;   Self-Denial;   Unselfishness;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Self-Sacrifice;   Selfishness-Unselfishness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Selfishness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Freedom;   Gospel;   Law;   Mission;   Paul;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Motives;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Games;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fellowship;   Mission(s);   1 Corinthians;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 9;  

Contextual Overview

19 I am free. I belong to no other person, but I make myself a slave to everyone. I do this to help save as many people as I can. 19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more. 19 For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo. 19 For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. 19 Although I am free from all people, I made myself a slave to all of them to win more of them.Matthew 18:15; 1 Corinthians 9:1; Galatians 5:13; 1 Peter 3:1;">[xr] 19 For though I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may gain more. 19 I am free and belong to no one. But I make myself a slave to all people to win as many as I can. 19 For though I was free from all [men,] I became a slave to all, that I might gain the more. 19 For though I am free from all [men], yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more. 19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

for: 1 Corinthians 9:12, Mark 8:35, 2 Corinthians 2:4, Galatians 2:5, 2 Timothy 2:10

that: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, 2 Timothy 2:6, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:14, 1 Peter 5:1, 1 John 1:3

Reciprocal: Mark 10:29 - for 1 Corinthians 4:6 - for Philippians 1:7 - partakers of my Colossians 1:12 - partakers 2 John 1:2 - the truth's

Cross-References

Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.
Exodus 20:12
Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Exodus 20:12
"Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the LORD your God gives you.
Exodus 20:12
Onoure thi fadir and thi moder, that thou be long lyuyng on the lond, which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee.
Exodus 20:12
`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this I do for the Gospel's sake,.... The Alexandrian copy and some others read, "all things I do", c. and so the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions that is, he became all things to all men, and so and so to different persons; not for his own sake, for his own temporal advantage, or to curry favour with men; not for the sake of gaining wealth, or honour and applause to himself, but for the spread of the Gospel, and its greater usefulness among men: to which he adds,

that I might be partaker thereof with you; meaning either the fruit of the Gospel, the conversion and salvation of sinners, which would be matter of joy both to him and them; or the blessings of grace and eternal life, which the Gospel reveals and promises, which he desired to enjoy in common with others, not only with the Corinthians, for the word "you" is not in the original text, but with Jews and Gentiles; with men of all sorts, who may be gained over to Christ, and saved by him, through the ministry of the word.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the gospel’s sake - That it may be advanced, and may be successful.

That I might be partaker thereof with you - You hope to be saved. You regard yourselves as Christians; and I wish to give evidence also that “I” am a Christian, and that I shall be admitted to heaven to partake of the happiness of the redeemed. This he did, by so denying himself as to give evidence that he was truly actuated by Christian principles.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 23. And this I do for the Gospel's sake — Instead of τουτο, this, παντα, all things, (I do all things for the Gospel's sake,) is the reading of ABCDEFG, several others, the Coptic, AEthiopic, Vulgate, Itala, Armenian, and Sahidic; the two latter reading ταυτα παντα, all these things.

Several of the fathers have the same reading, and there is much reason to believe it to be genuine.

That I might be partaker thereof with you. — That I might attain to the reward of eternal life which it sets before me; and this is in all probability the meaning of το ευαγγελιον, which we translate the Gospel, and which should be rendered here prize or reward; this is a frequent meaning of the original word, as may be seen in my preface to St. Matthew: I do all this for the sake of the prize, that I may partake of it with you.


 
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