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1 Corinthians 9:20-27

20AndtotheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453IbecameG1096asaJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,thatImightgainG2770JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453;tothemthatareG1510underthelawνόμονnomonG3551,asunderthelawνόμον,nomonG3551,notbeingὢνōnG1510myselfunderthelawνόμον,nomonG3551,thatImightgainG2770themthatareG1510underthelawνόμονnomonG3551;

21tothemthatareG1510withoutlawἀνόμοιςanomoisG459,aswithoutlawἄνομος,anomosG459,notbeingὢνōnG1510withoutlawἄνομοςanomosG459toGodθεοῦtheouG2316,butunderlawἀνόμους.anomousG459toChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,thatImightgainG2770themthatareG1510withoutlawG459.

22TotheweakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG772IbecameG1096weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,thatImightgainG2770theweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772:IambecomeG1096allthingsG3956toallmen,thatImaybyallmeansπάντωςpantōsG3843saveσώσω.sōsōG4982some.

23AndIdoallthingsπάνταpantaG3956forthegospel’sεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098sakeG1223,thatImaybeajointpartakerthereof.

24KnowyenotthattheythatrunG5143inaracerunG5143all,butoneεἷςheisG1520receiveththeprizeβραβεῖον;brabeionG1017?EvensoG2443runG5143;thatyemayattain.

25Andeverymanthatstrivethinthegamesexercisethself-controlinallthingsG3956.NowG1161theydoittoreceiveλάβωσιν,labōsinG2983acorruptiblecrownστέφανονstephanonG4735;butweanincorruptible.

26IthereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106soG3779runτρέχωtrechōG5143,asnotuncertainly;soG3779fightI,asnotbeatingδέρων·derōnG1194theairἀέραaeraG109:

27butIbuffetmybodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andbringitintobondage:lestμήmēG3361byany means,afterthatIhavepreachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784toothersἄλλοιςalloisG243,Imyselfshouldberejected.

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