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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 9:22
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:22 mean?

The passage 1 Corinthians 9:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "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." This verse is part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul is…

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Becoming All Things to All Men: Living a Life of Compassion

In the vibrant Christian life, our primary purpose is to reflect Jesus Christ in our interactions with others. Paul’s assertion in 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…

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A Prayer for Compassionate Outreach

Gracious Heavenly Father, I come before You today in humility and reverence, inspired by the profound words of Paul in 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." Lord, as I…

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1 Corinthians 10:22 - "Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?"
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1 Corinthians 16:22 - "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha."
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 9:3 - "Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,"
2 Corinthians 1:22 - "Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts."
1 Corinthians 15:22 - "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
2 Corinthians 9:1 - "For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:"
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 12:22 - "Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:"
1 Corinthians 16:9 - "For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries."
1 Corinthians 9:9 - "For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?"
1 Corinthians 9:6 - "Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?"
1 Corinthians 9:8 - "Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?"
1 Corinthians 9:23 - "And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you."
1 Corinthians 3:22 - "Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;"
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1 Corinthians 7:9 - "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
1 Corinthians 12:9 - "To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"
1 Corinthians 1:9 - "God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord."