even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. — Paul models the principle himself: he seeks to please (aresko) all in all things. The motivation is soteriological: hina sōthōsin (so that they may be saved). Self-renunciation serves salvation of the many. The final word—salvation—anchors all ethical instruction in redemptive purpose.

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