1Cor 9:19 | JFB | STEP | 19. free from all men —that is, from the power of all men. gain the more —that is, as many of them ("all men") as possible. "Gain" is an appropriate expression in relation to a "reward" ( ); he therefore repeats it frequently ( ).

1 Corinthians 9:19

19. free from all men—that is, from the power of all men.

gain the more—that is, as many of them ("all men") as possible. "Gain" is an appropriate expression in relation to a "reward" (1Th 2:19, 20); he therefore repeats it frequently (1Co 9:20-22).