1 Corinthians 9:19
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 The Message (MSG)
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!
1 Corinthians 9:19 King James Version (KJV)
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 9:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
1 Corinthians 9:19 New Century Version (NCV)
I am free and belong to no one. But I make myself a slave to all people to win as many as I can.
1 Corinthians 9:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 9:19 New International Version (NIV)
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
1 Corinthians 9:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more
1 Corinthians 9:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.