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1 Corinthians 9:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 22 To the weak I became weak, in order to gain the weak.+ I have become all things to people of all sorts, so that I might by all possible means save some.

1 Corinthians 9:22

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 22 ἐγενόμην I became τοῖς to the ἀσθενέσιν strengthless (ones) ἀσθενής, strengthless, ἵνα in order that τοὺς the ἀσθενεῖς strengthless (ones) κερδήσω· I might gain; τοῖς to πᾶσιν all (ones) γέγονα I have become πάντα, all (things), ἵνα in order that πάντως by all means τινὰς some σώσω. I might save.

1 Corinthians 9:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak.+ I have become all things to people of all sorts,+ that I might by all means save some.

1 Corinthians 9:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 I became anything to anybody in order anyhow to save some.

1 Corinthians 9:22

American Standard Version
- 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

1 Corinthians 9:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 I became unto the weak weak,—That the weak I might win;—To all men have I become all things, That by all means some I might save.

1 Corinthians 9:22

King James Version
- 22 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.

1 Corinthians

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 9:22 km 12/75 8; g64 2/22 21; w63 111, 388; w62 391, 663; w61 158, 331, 365; w59 553; w52 324

1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 9:22
  
  To the weak I became weak: Though his speech was forceful, Paul considered the sensitive consciences of certain Jews and Gentiles in the congregation and thus “became weak” to the weak.—Ro 14:1, 13, 19; 15:1.