1 COR 9:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) To those outside our religious rules, I behave like them (although not so far as to disobey God’s law, because I’m under Messiah’s law) in order to win them over.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT To the ones without law, I became as without law (not being without the law of God, but under the law of Christ) so that I might gain the ones without law.

UST When I am with people who do not obey Moses’ law, I act like someone who does not obey Moses’ law. I act this way so that I can help the people who do not obey Moses’ law to believe in the Messiah. Of course, I do obey God’s law, since I do what the Messiah commanded.

BSB To 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.

BLB To those outside the Law, as outside the Law (not being outside the law of God, but under the law of Christ) so that I might win those outside the Law.

AICNT To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law.

OEB To those who have no Law I became like a man who has no Law – not that I am free from God’s Law; no, for I am under Christ’s Law – to win those who have no law.

WEBBE to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law towards God, but under law towards Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

WMBB to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law towards God, but under law towards Messiah), that I might win those who are without law.

NET To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

LSV to those without law, as without law—(not being without law to God, but within law to Christ)—that I might gain those without law;

FBV To those who don't operate according to the law,[fn] I behave like them, (though not disregarding God's law, but operating under the law of Christ), so that I might gain those who don't observe the law.

9:21 Meaning those who are not Jews, who do not observe the law of Moses.

TCNT To those outside the law I became like one outside the law (though I am not outside the law of God but under the law of Christ), so that I might win those outside the law.

T4T When I was with ◄non-Jews/those who do not know those laws►, I did the things that non-Jews think that people should do, in order that I might convince some of them to trust in Christ. I do not mean that I disobey God’s laws. No, I obey the things that Christ commanded us to do.

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BBE To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.

Moff No Moff 1 COR book available

Wymth to men without Law as if I were without Law—although I am not without Law in relation to God but am abiding in Christ's Law—in order to win those who are without Law.

ASV to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

DRA To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.

YLT to those without law, as without law — (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) — that I might gain those without law;

Drby to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to [fn]God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain [those] without law.

9.21 Elohim

RV to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

SLT To the lawless, as lawless, (not being lawless to God, but subject to the law to Christ,) that I might gain the lawless,

Wbstr To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

KJB-1769 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

KJB-1611 To them that are without Law, as without Law (being not without Law to God, but vnder the Law to Christ,) that I might gaine them that are without Law.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 COR book available

Gnva To them that are without Lawe, as though I were without Lawe, (when I am not without Lawe as pertaining to God, but am in the Lawe through Christ) that I may winne them that are without Lawe:
(To them that are without Law, as though I were without Law, (when I am not without Law as pertaining to God, but am in the Law through Christ) that I may win them that are without Law: )

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TNT To them that were without lawe became I as though I had bene without lawe (when I was not without lawe as perteyninge to god but vnder a lawe as concerninge Christ) to wynne the that were without lawe.
(To them that were without law became I as though I had been without law (when I was not without law as pertaining to god but under a law as concerninge Christ) to win the that were without law. )

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ClVg iis qui sub lege sunt, quasi sub lege essem (cum ipse non essem sub lege) ut eos qui sub lege erant, lucrifacerem: iis qui sine lege erant, tamquam sine lege essem (cum sine lege Dei non essem: sed in lege essem Christi) ut lucrifacerem eos qui sine lege erant.[fn]
(to_them who under lawfully are, as_if under lawfully I_would_be (cum exactly_that/himself not/no I_would_be under lawfully) as them who under lawfully they_were, lucrifacerem: to_them who without lawfully they_were, as_if without lawfully I_would_be (cum without lawfully of_God not/no essem: but in/into/on lawfully I_would_be of_Christ) as lucrifacerem them who without lawfully they_were. )

9.21 His qui sub lege, etc. Samaritanis qui libros Moysi recipiunt, quibus non coutuntur Judæi. Sunt autem ex origine Persarum, quos sublato Isræl posuit rex Assyriorum vel Persarum ad incolenda loca Samariæ.

9.21 His who under lawfully, etc. Samaritanis who books of_Moses recipiunt, to_whom not/no coutuntur Yudæi. They_are however from origine Persarum, which by_removing Israel put king Assyriorum or Persarum to incolenda loca Samaria.

UGNT τοῖς ἀνόμοις, ὡς ἄνομος, μὴ ὢν ἄνομος Θεοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἔννομος Χριστοῦ, ἵνα κερδάνω τοὺς ἀνόμους.
(tois anomois, hōs anomos, maʸ ōn anomos Theou, all’ ennomos Ⱪristou, hina kerdanō tous anomous.)

SBL-GNT τοῖς ἀνόμοις ὡς ἄνομος, μὴ ὢν ἄνομος ⸀θεοῦ ἀλλʼ ἔννομος ⸀Χριστοῦ, ἵνα ⸀κερδάνω ⸀τοὺς ἀνόμους·
(tois anomois hōs anomos, maʸ ōn anomos ⸀theou allʼ ennomos ⸀Ⱪristou, hina ⸀kerdanō ⸀tous anomous;)

RP-GNT τοῖς ἀνόμοις ὡς ἄνομος, μὴ ὢν ἄνομος θεῷ ἀλλ' ἔννομος χριστῷ, ἵνα κερδήσω ἀνόμους.
(tois anomois hōs anomos, maʸ ōn anomos theōi all' ennomos ⱪristōi, hina kerdaʸsō anomous.)

TC-GNT τοῖς ἀνόμοις ὡς ἄνομος, μὴ ὢν ἄνομος [fn]Θεῷ ἀλλ᾽ ἔννομος [fn]Χριστῷ, ἵνα [fn]κερδήσω [fn]ἀνόμους.
(tois anomois hōs anomos, maʸ ōn anomos Theōi all ennomos Ⱪristōi, hina kerdaʸsō anomous. )

9:21 θεω ¦ θεου CT

9:21 χριστω ¦ χριστου CT

9:21 κερδησω ¦ κερδανω CT

9:21 ανομους ¦ τους ανομους CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

τοῖς ἀνόμοις & ἄνομος & τοὺς ἀνόμους

˱to˲_the lawless & ˓the˒_lawless & the lawless

Here, without the law refers to people who do not have the law that Moses wrote down. These people are not Jews, but Paul is not saying that they are disobedient. Rather, Paul is emphasizing the law that Moses wrote down here, which is why he uses this language rather than referring to “Gentiles” or “non-Jews.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind without the lawby clarifying that Paul is referring to people who do not have the law of Moses. Alternate translation: [To those without Moses’ law … without Moses’ law … those without Moses’ law]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ὡς ἄνομος

like ˓the˒_lawless

Here Paul omits some words that your language may require to make a complete thought. Paul omits these words because he stated them explicitly in the previous verses (I became in [9:20](../09/20.md)). If your language does need these words, you could supply them from that clause. Since English needs these words, the ULT has supplied them in brackets.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

μὴ ὢν ἄνομος Θεοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἔννομος Χριστοῦ, ἵνα κερδάνω τοὺς ἀνόμους

not being lawless ˱of˲_God but lawful ˱of˲_Christ in_order_that ˱I˲_˓may˒_win the lawless

Much like in [9:20](../09/20.md), Paul includes some statements between being without the law and the purpose of being without the law. If your readers would find this structure confusing, you could rearrange the clauses so that the purpose comes immediately after without the law, or you could mark the statements in the middle as parenthetical, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [so that I might win those without the law. Now I am not without the law of God, but under the law of Christ]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἄνομος Θεοῦ

˓the˒_lawless lawless ˱of˲_God

Here Paul uses the possessive form to state that: (1) he is not without the law that God has given. Paul distinguishes between the law that Moses wrote down and God’s law in general. Alternate translation: [without any law from God] (2) he is not someone who is disobedient (without the law) towards God. Paul is distinguishing between people who do not have the law that Moses wrote down and people who disobey God. Alternate translation: [disobedient towards God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἔννομος Χριστοῦ

lawful ˱of˲_Christ

Much like in [9:20](../09/20.md), Paul speaks about those who think that they need to obey the law as if they were physically under the law. By speaking as if the law were on top of these people, Paul emphasizes how the law controls their lives. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express under the law with a word or phrase that refers to the obligation to obey the law of Christ. Alternate translation: [keeping the law of Christ]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἔννομος Χριστοῦ

lawful ˱of˲_Christ

Here Paul uses the possessive form to describe the law that Christ commanded. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind this form with a word or phrase that clearly states that Christ commanded this law. Alternate translation: [under Christ’s law] or [under the law that comes from Christ]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

κερδάνω

˱I˲_˓may˒_win

Just as in [9:19](../09/19.md), to gain someone means to help them to believe in the Messiah. Translate this word the same way you did in [9:19](../09/19.md). Alternate translation: [I might convert] or [I might gain for Christ]

Parallel 1 COR 9:21

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