To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
To the weak Paul became weak, and in all these ways he became all things to all people so that by all possible means he might save some.
It gathers his adaptive ministry into a single purpose.
19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. 21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.