For 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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Gill's Exposition
And unto the Jews I became as a Jew,.... That is, in religion; or with respect to some religious observances peculiar to the Jews, for he himself was really a Jew by nature; who became as one unto…
Barnes' Notes
For though I be free - I am a freeman. I am under obligation to none. I am not bound to. give them my labors, and at the same time to toil for my own support. I have claims like others, and could urge…
Adam Clarke
For though I be free - Although I am under no obligation to any man, yet I act as if every individual had a particular property in me, and as if I were the slave of the public.
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 (Co1…
Cambridge Bible
made myself servant Literally, enslaved myself.
the more Not necessarily more than other people, but as our version implies, more than he would otherwise have gained.
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