Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Rights Surrendered, the Gospel Advanced, and Discipline for the Prize

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

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 (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 (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

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.

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

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Verse 19

Original words

Though γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I am ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular free of obligation Ἐλεύθερος G1658 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἐκ G1537 Preposition anyone πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural I make myself a slave ἐδούλωσα G1402 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . ἐμαυτὸν G1683 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular to everyone πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction win κερδήσω G2770 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural as many as possible πλείονας G4119 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative
Verse 20

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction To the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίοις G2453 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural I became ἐγενόμην G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular like ὡς G5613 Adverb a Jew Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction win κερδήσω G2770 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular [the] Jews Ἰουδαίους G2453 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural To those τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [the] law νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [I became like one] ὡς G5613 Adverb under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [the] law νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular ([though I] myself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular am ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular not μὴ G3361 Adverb under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [the] law) νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction win κερδήσω G2770 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular those τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition [the] law νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

To those τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural without [the] law ἀνόμοις G459 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural [I became like one] ὡς G5613 Adverb without [the] law ἄνομος G459 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular ([though I] am ὢν G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular not μὴ G3361 Adverb outside [the] law ἄνομος G459 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but [am] ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction under [the] law ἔννομος G1772 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular of Christ) Χριστοῦ G5547 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction win κερδάνω G2770 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular those τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural without [the] law ἀνόμους G459 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 22

Original words

To the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural weak ἀσθενέσιν G772 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural I became ἐγενόμην G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular weak ἀσθενής G772 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction win κερδήσω G2770 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural weak ἀσθενεῖς G772 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural I have become γέγονα G1096 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural things τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural to all [people] πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction by all possible means πάντως G3843 Adverb I might save σώσω G4982 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular some τινὰς G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 23

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction I do ποιῶ G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular all [this] Πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural for the sake of διὰ G1223 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular gospel εὐαγγέλιον G2098 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction I may share γένωμαι G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular . . . συνκοινωνὸς G4791 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular in its [blessings] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular

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