Serving All Men

19 For though I am (A)free from all men, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, (C)that I might win the more;

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Paul’s Use of His Freedom

19 Though I am free(A) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(B) to win as many as possible.(C)

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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.

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Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

Dealing with a Sinning Brother

15 “Moreover (A)if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, (B)you have gained your brother.

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Dealing With Sin in the Church

15 “If your brother or sister[a] sins,[b] go and point out their fault,(A) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
  2. Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you

Bring Back the Erring One

19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone (A)turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way (B)will save [a]a soul from death and (C)cover a multitude of sins.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:20 NU his soul

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(A) and someone should bring that person back,(B) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(C) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(D)

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16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save(A) both yourself and your hearers.

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33 just (A)as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

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33 even as I try to please everyone in every way.(A) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,(B) so that they may be saved.(C)

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26 Yet (A)it shall not be so among you; but (B)whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 (C)And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— 28 (D)just as the (E)Son of Man did not come to be served, (F)but to serve, and (G)to give His life a ransom (H)for many.”

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26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(A) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man(B) did not come to be served, but to serve,(C) and to give his life as a ransom(D) for many.”

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10 Therefore (A)I endure all things for the sake of the [a]elect, (B)that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 2:10 chosen ones

10 Therefore I endure everything(A) for the sake of the elect,(B) that they too may obtain the salvation(C) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(D)

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20 and (A)to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [a]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 (B)to (C)those who are without law, as without law (D)(not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 (E)to the weak I became [d]as weak, that I might win the weak. (F)I have become all things to all men, (G)that I might by all means save some.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:20 NU adds though not being myself under the law
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU God’s law
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU Christ’s law
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:22 NU omits as

20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(A) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(B) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(C) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(D) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(E) I have become all things to all people(F) so that by all possible means I might save some.(G)

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(A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.

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For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake.

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(A)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to [a]edification.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:2 building up

Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(A) to build them up.(B)

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Submission to Husbands

Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives,

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Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives,

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A Pattern of Self-Denial

Am (A)I not an apostle? Am I not free? (B)Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? (C)Are you not my work in the Lord?

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Paul’s Rights as an Apostle

Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D)

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