1 Corinthians 9:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

New Living Translation
Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.

English Standard Version
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

Berean Study Bible
Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

New American Standard Bible
For though I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may gain more.

NASB 1995
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

NASB 1977
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more.

Amplified Bible
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].

Christian Standard Bible
Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Although I am a free man and not anyone's slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

Contemporary English Version
I am not anyone's slave. But I have become a slave to everyone, so I can win as many people as possible.

Good News Translation
I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Although I'm free from all people, I have made myself a slave for all people to win more of them.

International Standard Version
Although I am free from everyone's expectations, I have made myself a servant to all of them to win more people.

NET Bible
For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

New King James Version
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;

King James 2000 Bible
For though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

New Heart English Bible
For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

World English Bible
For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

American King James Version
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

American Standard Version
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

A Faithful Version
For although I am not under bondage to anyone, I have made myself a servant to all, so that I might gain the more.

Darby Bible Translation
For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most [possible].

English Revised Version
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

Webster's Bible Translation
For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For though I bee free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruant vnto all men, that I might winne the moe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For though I be free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruaunt vnto all men, that I might win the mo.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For though I am fre from all men, yet haue I made my selfe euery mans seruaunt, yt I mighte wynne ye moo.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for being free from all men, I made myself servant to all men, that the more I might gain;

Berean Literal Bible
For being free from all, I myself became servant to all, so that I might win the more.

Young's Literal Translation
for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

Smith's Literal Translation
For being free from all, I have subjected myself to all, that I might gain the more.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For being free from all, to all I myself became enslaved that I might gain the more.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For when I was a free man to all, I made myself the servant of all, so that I might gain all the more.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For as I am free from all these things, I have subjected myself to every person that I may gain the many.

Lamsa Bible
Because I am free from all these things, I have served all men that I may gain many.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For, though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself a servant to all, that I may gain the more.

Godbey New Testament
For being free from all, I rendered myself servant to all, that I may gain the more.

Haweis New Testament
For though I be free from all men, I have made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.

Mace New Testament
for tho' I am independent of all men, yet have I subjected myself to all, that I might gain the more.

Weymouth New Testament
Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.

Worrell New Testament
For, being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

Worsley New Testament
For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more.
















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