1 Corinthians 9:19 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

English ASV

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

English Amplified

For although I am free in every way from anyone's control, I have made myself a bond servant to everyone, so that I might gain the more [for Christ].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For although I am free in every way from anyone's control, I have made myself a bond servant to everyone, so that I might gain the more [for Christ].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For being free from all, I have made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most [possible].

English EASY 2024

Yes, I am a free man. I am not anybody's slave. But I choose to serve everybody like a slave. I do that so that I can help many more people to believe in Christ.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I am free. I belong to no other person, but I make myself a slave to everyone. I do this to help save as many people as I can.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Although I'm free from all people, I have made myself a slave for all people to win more of them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For although I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, in order to win more people.

English KJV 1611

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

English LSB

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself servant to all, that I might win even more.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For since I am free from all I can make myself a slave to all, in order to gain even more people.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I am free. I don't belong to anyone. But I make myself a slave to everyone. I do it to win as many as I can to Christ.

English NIV

Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

English NKJ 1982

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;

English NLT

This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Now, even though I am free from obligations to others, I joyfully make myself a servant to all in order to win as many converts as possible.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And this has a real advantage: I am not bound to obey anyone just because he pays my salary; yet I have freely and happily become a servant of any and all so that I can win them to Christ.

English Tyndale 1537

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more.

1 Corinthians 9:19 — Compare Translations