1 Corinthians 9:23

1 Corinthians 9:23

21 ^ato ^bthose who are without law, as without law ^c(not being without law toward God, but under² law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;

22 ^ato the weak I became¹ as weak, that I might win the weak. ^bI have become all things to all men, ^cthat I might by all means save some.

23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

Striving for a Crown

24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? ^aRun in such a way that you may¹ obtain it.

25 And everyone who competes for the prize¹ is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for ^aan imperishable crown.

26 Therefore I run thus: ^anot with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

27 ^aBut I discipline my body and ^bbring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become ^cdisqualified.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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That I may be a joint partaker thereof (ina sunkoinwnov autou genwmai). Literally, That I may become co-partner with others in the gospel. The point is that he may be able to share the gospel with others, his evangelistic passion. Sunkoinwnov is a compound word (sun, together with, koinwnov, partner or sharer). We have two genitives with it in Philippians 1:7, though en and the locative is used in Revelation 1:9. It is found only in the N.T. and a late papyrus. Paul does not wish to enjoy the gospel just by himself.

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