Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
free from all men--that is, from the power of all men.
gain the more--that is, as many of them ("all men") as possible. "Gain" is an appropriate expression in relation to a "reward" (1 Thessalonians 2:19-20); he therefore repeats it frequently (1 Corinthians 9:20-22).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Corinthians 9:18
1 Corinthians 9:25
1 Corinthians 10:33
Galatians 5:13
1 Thessalonians 1:5
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