King James Version

1 Corinthians 9:22

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as” (ὡς) before weak here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὰ) before all here.

ἐγενόμηνegenomēnbecame Iγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “became I”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.became Iτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενέσινasthenesinweakἀσθενής (asthenēs)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “weak”, the to- or for-formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.weakἀσθενήςasthenēsweakἀσθενήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “weak”, the subject formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.the weakἵναhinamen, thatἵναconjunction — “men, that”G2443in order that, so that.men, thatτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενεῖςastheneisweakἀσθενής (asthenēs)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “weak”, the object formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.κερδήσωkerdēsōto gainκερδαίνω (kerdainō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to gain”, a single actionG2770I gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss.This verse uses “gain”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πᾶσινpasinallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.γέγοναgegonato beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.πάντωςpantōsby all meansπάντωςadverb — “by all means”G3843wholly, entirely, in every way, by all means, certainly.by all meansτινὰςtinassomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “some”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someσώσωsōsōto saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.

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ὡςhōsasὡςparticle — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.

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