Verse 33
If we took the first part of this verse out of context, we might conclude that Paul was a "man pleaser" (cf. Galatians 1:10). Obviously he meant he did not allow any of his own attitudes or activities in amoral areas to create barriers between himself and those he sought to help spiritually.
He tried to practice what he preached about putting the welfare of others first (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:24). "Saved" in this context probably includes Christians and means saved in the wide sense of delivered from anything that keeps someone from advancing spiritually (cf. Romans 15:1-3).
"Christian freedom is not given to us for our own sake but for the sake of others." [Note: Barclay, The Letters . . ., p. 105.]
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