19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.


In Context

16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.

18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my rights in preaching it.

19 Though I am free and belong to no man, 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), so as to win those under the law.

21 To 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.

1st Corinthians 9:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I be free from all [men,] yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most possible.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:19For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:19for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.