20. To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law.
21. To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.
22. To the weak I became weak in order to gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all means I may save some.
23. I do all these things because of the gospel, so that I can be a participant in it.
24. Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.
25. Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
26. So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.