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OET (OET-RV) Although I have no obligation to any person, I made myself a slave of everyone in order to win over as many as possible.![]()
OET-LV For/Because free being from all, to_all myself I_enslaved, in_order_that the more I_may_gain.![]()
ULT For being free from all, I enslaved myself to all in order that I might gain the more, people.
UST Since I preach the good news for free, I do not need to serve any humans. However, I choose to serve all humans so that I can help more of them believe in the Messiah.
BSB & MSB Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
BLB For being free from all, I myself became servant to all, so that I might win the more.
AICNT For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
OEB Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone’s slave.
WEBBE & WMBB For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
NET For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.
LSV for being free from all men, I made myself servant to all men, that the more I might gain;
FBV Even though I am free and serve no one, I have placed myself in service to everyone so that I might gain more.
TCNT For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, in order to win as many as possible.
T4T I am not obligated to do what anyone else thinks that I should do. Nevertheless, when I have been with any group of people, I have made myself do what they believed that I should do, just like a slave does what his master wants him to do. I have done that in order that I might convince more people to trust in Christ.
LEB For although I[fn] am free from all people, I have enslaved myself to all, in order that I may gain more.
BBE For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.
Moff Why, ⇔ free as I am from all, I have made myself the slave of all, ⇔ to win over as many as I could.
Wymth Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.
ASV For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
DRA For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
YLT for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;
Drby For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most [possible].
RV For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
SLT For being free from all, I have subjected myself to all, that I might gain the more.
Wbstr For though I am free from all men , yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
KJB-1769 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
KJB-1611 For though I bee free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruant vnto all, that I might gaine the more.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps For though I be free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruaunt vnto all men, that I might win the mo.
(For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the mo.)
Gnva For though I bee free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruant vnto all men, that I might winne the moe.
(For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the moe.)
Cvdl For though I am fre from all men, yet haue I made my selfe euery mans seruaunt, yt I mighte wynne ye moo.
(For though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself every mans servant, it I might win ye/you_all moo.)
TNT For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo.
(For though I be free from all men yet have I made myself servant unto all men that I might win the moo.)
Wycl Forwhi whanne Y was fre of alle men, Y made me seruaunt of alle men, to wynne the mo men.
(Forwhi when I was free of all men, I made me servant of all men, to win the more men.)
Luth Denn wiewohl ich frei bin von jedermann, hab‘ ich mich doch selbst jedermann zum Knechte gemacht, auf daß ich ihrer viel gewinne.
(Because although I free am from anyone, have I me though/but himself/itself anyone for_the servant(s) made, on/in/to that I of_their/her many wins.)
ClVg Nam cum liber essem ex omnibus, omnium me servum feci, ut plures lucrifacerem.[fn]
(For/Surely when/with book/volume I_would_be from to_all, of_all me a_servant I_did, as many lucrifacerem.)
SR-GNT Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω. ‡
UGNT ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω.
SBL-GNT Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω·
RP-GNT Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω.
TC-GNT Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ ὢν ἐκ πάντων, πᾶσιν ἐμαυτὸν ἐδούλωσα, ἵνα τοὺς πλείονας κερδήσω.