1 Cor. 9:19 in context
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1 Cor. 9:18      1 Cor. 9:20

First letter to the Corinthians 9:19

[Paul now comes to the central part of the topic concerning how to live as a Christian in a fallen world. The question every Christian must ask is how much we must identify with and adapt to the prevailing culture in order to make the gospel accessible. When it comes to the question of whether it is right to eat meat sacrificed to idols, which was a topical issue at the time when virtually all meat in the city had been sacrificed in idol temples, the answer is both yes and no. It depends on how much you know, and whether there are other weaker believers who might fall away if you exercise your freedom to eat such meat. Paul's three approaches:
1. Complete adaptation – everything for everyone, see 1 Cor. 9:19–27.
2. Partial adaptation, see 1 Cor. 10:1–13.
3. No adaptation, see 1 Cor. 10:14–22.]
Even though I am free (independent) from all [because I am unpaid],
I have [of my own free will] made myself a servant (slave, bondman) to all,
in order to win more [for Jesus].
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

Ἐλεύθερος   γὰρ   ὢν   ἐκ   πάντων   πᾶσιν   ἐμαυτὸν   ἐδούλωσα   ἵνα   τοὺς   πλείονας   κερδήσω·  

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The greek text has 12 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1658
 Ἐλεύθερος (Eleytheros)
 Free
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1510
 ὢν (on)
 being
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G1537
 ἐκ (ek)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3956
 πάντων (panton)
 all,
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
A-GPM
G3956
 πᾶσιν (pasin)
 to all
Adjective Adjective
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
A-DPM
G1683
 ἐμαυτὸν (emayton)
 myself
Reflexive pron. Reflexive pronoun
acc. sing. ♂ first person accusative singular masculine
F-1ASM
G1402
 ἐδούλωσα (edoylosa)
 I became servant,
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-AAI-1S
G2443
 ἵνα (ina)
 so that
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G4119
 πλείονας (pleionas)
 more
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
Comparative Comparative
 A-APM-C
G2770
 κερδήσω· (kerdeso.)
 I may gain.
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
sing. first person singular
V-AAS-1S

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