1 Corinthians 9:22

Paul the Servant to All

21To 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.22To 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.

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Berean Standard Bible
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
Free Bible Version
To those who are weak, I share in their weakness so that I may win the weak. I have ended up being “everyman” to everyone so that by using every possible means I might win some!
Geneva Bible 1599
To the weake I become as weake, that I may winne the weake: I am made all thinges to all men, that I might by all meanes saue some.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Plain English Version
Or if I’m with weak people, I become weak too, so they will listen to me. I go to all sorts of people and live like they live. I do everything I can to get them to listen to me, so some of them will believe in Jesus, and God will save them.
Translation for Translators
When I was with those who doubt whether God will permit them to do certain things that others ◄disapprove of/think it is not right to do►, I avoided doing those things, in order that I might convince some of them to trust in Christ. In summary, I have done all the things that the people I have been with think that others should do, in order that by every possible means I might convince some of them to trust in Christ.
Unlocked Literal Bible
To the weak I became weak, so that I may win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some.
Noah Webster Bible
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I have become all things to all men , that I might by all means save some.
World English Bible
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
Young's Literal Translation
I became to the infirm as infirm, that the infirm I might gain; to all men I have become all things, that by all means I may save some.