1 Corinzi 9:23

23 E tutto fo a motivo dell’Evangelo, affin d’esserne partecipe anch’io.

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 con quelli che son senza legge, mi son fatto come se fossi senza legge (benché io non sia senza legge riguardo a Dio, ma sotto la legge di Cristo), per guadagnare quelli che son senza legge.

22 Coi deboli mi son fatto debole, per guadagnare i deboli; mi faccio ogni cosa a tutti, per salvarne ad ogni modo alcuni.

23 E tutto fo a motivo dell’Evangelo, affin d’esserne partecipe anch’io.

24 Non sapete voi che coloro i quali corrono nello stadio, corrono ben tutti, ma uno solo ottiene il premio? Correte in modo da riportarlo.

25 Chiunque fa l’atleta è temperato in ogni cosa; e quelli lo fanno per ricevere una corona corruttibile; ma noi, una incorruttibile.