21to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain those without law.


In Context

18 What is the reward then that I have? That in announcing the glad tidings I make the glad tidings costless to others, so as not to have made use, as belonging to me, of my right in announcing the glad tidings.

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

20 And I became to the Jews as a Jew, in order that I might gain the Jews: to those under law, as under law, not being myself under law, in order that I might gain those under law:

21 to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain those without law.

22 I became to the weak, as weak, in order that I might gain the weak. To all I have become all things, in order that at all events I might save some.

23 And I do all things for the sake of the glad tidings, that I may be fellow-partaker with them.

1 Corinthians 9:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21To 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:21To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:21To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:21to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:21to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21To 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:21to those without law, as without law — (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) — that I might gain those without law;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:21To 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.