1 Corinthians 9:23

1 Corinthians 9:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
• New International Version (NIV)I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.

Context of 1 Corinthians 9:23

21To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22To 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 do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. 24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 25Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

1 Corinthians 9:23 word by word

πάντα δὲ ποιῶ διὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἵνα συγκοινωνὸς αὐτοῦ γένωμαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the gospel’s sakeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the gospel’s sakeεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I might beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• partakerσυγκοινωνόςsugkoinōnos · sharerG4791
• thereof withαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 9:23

• 1 Corinthians 9:12If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
• Mark 8:35For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
• 2 Corinthians 2:4For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
• Galatians 2:5to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
• 2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• 1 Corinthians 9:25Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
• 2 Timothy 2:6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
• Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,
• 1 Peter 5:1So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:
• 1 John 1:3that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23And this I do for the Gospel's sake - Instead of , this, , all things, (I do all things for the Gospel's sake), is the reading of ABCDEFG, several others, the Coptic, Ethiopic, Vulgate, Itala, Armenian, and Sahidic; the two latter reading , all these things. Several of the fathers have the same reading, and there is much reason to believe it to be genuine. That I might be partaker thereof with you - That I might attain to the reward of eternal life which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23For the gospel‘s sake - That it may be advanced, and may be successful. That I might be partaker thereof with you - You hope to be saved. You regard yourselves as Christians; and I wish to give evidence also that “I” am a Christian, and that I shall be admitted to heaven to partake of the happiness of the redeemed. This he did, by so denying himself as to give evidence that he was truly actuated by Christian principles.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 It is the glory of a minister to deny himself, that he may serve Christ and save souls. But when a minister gives up his right for the sake of the gospel, he does more than his charge and office demands. By preaching the gospel, freely, the apostle showed that he acted from principles of zeal and love, and thus enjoyed much comfort and hope in his soul. And though he looked on the ceremonial law as a yoke taken off by Christ, yet he submitted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-23Paul puts himself in the humble position of a servant in the household. He shows how much he was willing to change his lifestyle and behavior to match the people he preached to, in order to bring them to Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. partaker thereof--Greek, "fellow partaker": of the Gospel blessings promised at Christ's coming: "with" (not as English Version, "you": but) them, namely, with those thus "gained" by me to the Gospel.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 9:23

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings