19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
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For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; …
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-23)The apostle takes occasion from what he had before discoursed to mention some other instances of his self-denial and parting with his liberty for the benefit of others. I. He asserts his liberty (1 Cor. 9:19): Though I be free from all men . He was free-born, a citizen of Rome. He was in bondage to none, nor depended upon any for his subsistence; yet he made himself a servant to all, that he might…
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