1 Corinzi 9:23

23 Or io fo questo per l’evangelo, acciocchè ne sia partecipe io ancora.

1 Corinzi 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 9:23

And this I do for the Gospel's sake
The Alexandrian copy and some others read, "all things I do" and so the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; that is, he became all things to all men, and so and so to different persons; not for his own sake, for his own temporal advantage, or to curry favour with men; not for the sake of gaining wealth, or honour and applause to himself, but for the spread of the Gospel, and its greater usefulness among men: to which he adds,

that I might be partaker thereof with you;
meaning either the fruit of the Gospel, the conversion and salvation of sinners, which would be matter of joy both to him and them; or the blessings of grace and eternal life, which the Gospel reveals and promises, which he desired to enjoy in common with others, not only with the Corinthians, for the word "you" is not in the original text, but with Jews and Gentiles; with men of all sorts, who may be gained over to Christ, and saved by him, through the ministry of the word.

1 Corinzi 9:23 In-Context

21 a quanti son senza la legge, come se io fossi senza la legge benchè io non sia a Dio senza la legge, ma a Cristo sotto la legge, per guadagnar quanti sono senza la legge.

22 Io sono stato come debole a’ deboli, per guadagnare i deboli; a tutti sono stato ogni cosa, per salvarne del tutto alcuni.

23 Or io fo questo per l’evangelo, acciocchè ne sia partecipe io ancora.

24 Non sapete voi che coloro che corrono nell’arringo, corrono ben tutti, ma un solo ne porta il palio? correte per modo, che ne portiate il palio.

25 Ora, chiunque si esercita ne’ combattimenti è temperato in ogni cosa; e que’ tali fanno ciò, per ricevere una corona corruttibile; ma noi dobbiam farlo per riceverne una incorruttibile.