SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Corinthians 9:22

9:22a To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.

When I am with poor people, I make myself poor, so that by my help, the poor people will follow ⌊Christ⌋.
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In a similar way,⌋ ⌊when I preach⌋ to those who are powerless, I become powerless myself, so that I will cause the powerless ⌊to believe in Christ⌋.

9:22b I have become all things to all people

When I am with people of any kind, I become like them,
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In summary,⌋ ⌊when I preach⌋ to different kinds of people, I live like they do.

9:22c so that by all possible means I might save some.

so that I might save/rescue some of them ⌊from their sin⌋.
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I do all that I can do to help some of them to survive.

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