1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 9:22
22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| weak | ἀσθενέσιν | asthenesin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G772 weak, infirm, sick |
| I became | ἐγενόμην | egenomēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| weak | ἀσθενής | asthenēs | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G772 weak, infirm, sick |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| win | κερδήσω | kerdēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2770 I gain, win, avoid loss |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| weak | ἀσθενεῖς | astheneis | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G772 weak, infirm, sick |
| I have become | γέγονα | gegona | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| things | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| to all | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| by all possible means | πάντως | pantōs | Adverb | G3843 entirely, in every way, certainly |
| I might save | σώσω | sōsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G4982 I save, heal |
| some | τινὰς | tinas | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 10:33 · Romans 15:1 · 1 Corinthians 9:19 · Romans 11:14 · Galatians 6:1 · 1 Corinthians 8:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.