And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
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Gill's Exposition
To them that are without law, as without law,.... Meaning the Gentiles, who, though they were not without the law of nature, nor without many good civil laws, by which the more cultivated and…
Barnes' Notes
And unto the Jews - In this verse, and the two following, Paul states more at length the conduct which he had exhibited, and to which he refers in 1Co 9:19. He had shown this conduct to all classes of…
Adam Clarke
Unto the Jews I became as a Jew - In Act 16:3, we find that for the sake of the unconverted Jews he circumcised Timothy. See the note on Act 16:3.
To them that are under the law - To those who…
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
unto the Jews I became as a few As in Act 16:3; Act 18:18; Act 21:26; Act 23:6; Act 26:4-6; Act 26:22; Act 26:27. Some of these passages, though they refer to events which occurred after these words…
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