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1 Corinthians 9:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I am not anyone's slave. But I have become a slave to everyone, so that I can win as many people as possible.

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Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.

If one of my followers sins against you, go and point out what was wrong. But do it in private, just between the two of you. If that person listens, you have won back a follower.

It doesn't matter if people are civilized and educated, or if they are uncivilized and uneducated. I must tell the good news to everyone. That's why I am eager to visit all of you in Rome.

I hope in this way to make some of my own people jealous enough to be saved.

We should think of their good and try to help them by doing what pleases them.

I always try to please others instead of myself, in the hope that many of them will be saved.

And besides, how do you know if you will be able to save your husband or wife who isn't a follower?

I am free. I am an apostle. I have seen the Lord Jesus and have led you to have faith in him.

I am planning to visit you for the third time. But I still won't make a burden of myself. What I really want is you, and not what you have. Children are not supposed to save up for their parents, but parents are supposed to take care of their children.

All this has been done for you, so that more and more people will know how kind God is and will praise and honour him.

We are not preaching about ourselves. Our message is that Jesus Christ is Lord. He also sent us to be your servants.

Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.

My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.

Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you.

and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved. They will be given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus.

If you are a wife, you must put your husband first. Even if he opposes our message, you will win him over by what you do. No one else will have to say anything to him,




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