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To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
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.
To the weak I became [as the] weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means [in any and every way] save some [by leading them to faith in Jesus Christ].
To the weak (wanting in discernment) I have become weak (wanting in discernment) that I might win the weak and overscrupulous. I have [in short] become all things to all men, that I might by all means (at all costs and in any and every way) save some [by winning them to faith in Jesus Christ].
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.
To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.
I act weak to the weak, so I can recruit the weak. I have become all things to all people, so I could save some by all possible means.
With the “weak” I became “weak,” in order to win the “weak.” With all kinds of people I have become all kinds of things, so that in all kinds of circumstances I might save at least some of them.
When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.
I became to the weak, [as] weak, in order that I might gain the weak. To all I have become all things, in order that at all events I might save some.
I became weak to the weak, in order that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
To those who are weak, I became weak so that I could help save them. I have become all things to all people. I did this so that I could save people in any way possible.
With weak people, I became like someone who is weak too. I did that so that I could bring weak people to believe in Christ. Whoever I am living among, I live like they do. I want to do everything that I can to save some of them.
To the weak, I became weak so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people so that I may save at least some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
To those who are weak [C in faith; 8:7–13], I became weak so I could win the weak. I have become all things to all people so I could save some of them in any way possible.
To the weak I become as weak, that I may win the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
I became like a person weak in faith to win those who are weak in faith. I have become everything to everyone in order to save at least some of them.
Among the weak in faith I become weak like one of them, in order to win them. So I become all things to all people, that I may save some of them by whatever means are possible.
To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.
To those who are weak, I became weak so that I could help save them. I have become all things to all people. I did this so that I could save some of them in any way possible.
To the weak I became weak in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some of them.
For I take no special pride in the fact that I preach the Gospel. I feel compelled to do so; I should be utterly miserable if I failed to preach it. If I do this work because I choose to do so then I am entitled to a reward. But if it is no choice of mine, but a sacred responsibility put upon me, what can I expect in the way of reward? This, that when I preach the Gospel, I can make it absolutely free of charge, and need not claim what is my rightful due as a preacher. For though I am no man’s slave, yet I have made myself everyone’s slave, that I might win more men to Christ. To the Jews I was a Jew that I might win the Jews. To those who were under the Law I put myself in the position of being under the Law (although in fact I stand free of it), that I might win those who are under the Law. To those who had no Law I myself became like a man without the Law (even though in fact I cannot be a lawless man for I am bound by the law of Christ), so that I might win the men who have no Law. To the weak I became a weak man, that I might win the weak. I have, in short, been all things to all sorts of men that by every possible means I might win some to God. I do all this for the sake of the Gospel; I want to play my part in it properly.
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak; I am made all things to everyone, that I might by all means save some.
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.
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.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, in order that by all means I may save some.
When I am with those whose consciences bother them easily, I don’t act as though I know it all and don’t say they are foolish; the result is that they are willing to let me help them. Yes, whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so that he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.
Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized—whoever. I didn’t take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I’ve become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!
To the weak, I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
I became like a person weak in faith to win those who are weak in faith. I have become everything to everyone in order to save at least some of them.
To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; I have become all things to all people, so that I may by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.
To the weak, I have become weak in order to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, so that by every possible means I might save some.
To those who are weak, I became weak so I could win the weak. I have become all things to all people so I could save some of them in any way possible.
To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.
To those who are weak I became weak. That was to win the weak. I have become all things to all people. I have done this so that in all possible ways I might save some.
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.
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.
to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Some are weak. I have become weak so I might lead them to Christ. I have become like every person so in every way I might lead some to Christ.
When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.
To the weak I became as weak, to win the weak. In all things I fashioned myself to all men, to save at least some.
To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I might by any means save some.
To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I might by any means save some.
To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.
I became weak to the weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that in all ways I might save some.
I became weak to the weak ones that I might win the weak ones. I have become all things to kol Bnei Adam, that by all means I might save some.
To the weak I become as weak, that I may win the weak. I have been made all things to all mankind, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
To the weak I became weak, so that I might win over the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that by all means possible I might save some.
I’ve been broken, lost, depressed, oppressed, and weak that I might find favor and gain the weak. I’m flexible, adaptable, and able to do and be whatever is needed for all kinds of people so that in the end I can use every means at my disposal to offer them salvation.
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.
When I was with weak people, I lived like a weak person. I did this so that I might win weak people to Christ. I lived like all kinds of people to save some of them.
I am made frail to frail men, to win frail men; to all men I am made all things, to make all men safe. [I am made sick to sick men, that I should win sick men; to all men I am made all things, that I should make all men safe.]
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.
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