1 Corinthians 9:22

τοῖς�, i.e. by an affectionate condescension to their prejudices (ch. 1 Corinthians 8:13). The omission of ὡς strengthens the Apostle’s identification with those to whom he preached; cf. Romans 15:1; 2 Corinthians 11:29. An interesting parallel is given in Origen’s Homilies on Matt. (Matthew 17:21). He quotes a saying of our Lord to the following effect: διὰ τοὺς�, καὶ διὰ τοὺς πεινῶντας ἐπείνων καὶ διὰ τοὺς διψῶντας ἐδίψων.

τοῖς πᾶσιν γέγονα πάντα. Not in the sense of sacrifice of principle, but by the operation of a wide-reaching sympathy, which enabled him, without compromising his own convictions, to approach all men from their most accessible side. See notes on 1 Corinthians 9:20-21, and ch. 1 Corinthians 10:32.