1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:22-27

22To theτοῖςtoisG3588weakἀσθενέσινasthenesinG772I becameἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,toἵναinaG2443winκερδήσω·kerdēsōG2770theτοὺςtousG3588weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772.I have becomeγέγοναgegonaG1096allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsτοῖςtoisG3588to allπάνταpantaG3956peopleso thatἵναinaG2443by all possible meansπάντωςpantōsG3843I might saveσώσω.sōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100.
23δὲdeG1161I doποιῶpoiōG4160allπάνταpantaG3956thisfor the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,so thatἵναinaG2443I may shareσυγκοινωνὸς γένωμαι.¶sugkoinōnos genōmaiG1096G4791in itsαὐτοῦautouG846blessings.
24Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722a raceσταδίῳstadiōG4712μὲνmenG3303allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588runnersτρέχοντεςtrechontesG5143runτρέχουσιν,trechousinG5143,butδὲdeG1161only oneεἷςheisG1520receivesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983theτὸtoG3588prizeβραβεῖον;brabeionG1017?RunτρέχετεtrecheteG5143in such a wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779as toἵναinaG2443takeκαταλάβητε.katalabēteG2638the prize.
25δὲdeG1161EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588competes in the gamesἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75trains with strict disciplineπάντα ἐγκρατεύεται·panta egkrateuetaiG1467G3956οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303.TheyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565do it forἵνα λάβωσιν,ina labōsinG2443G2983a crownστέφανονstephanonG4735that isperishableφθαρτὸνphthartonG5349,butδὲdeG1161weG1473do it for a crown that isimperishableἄφθαρτον.aphthartonG862.
26ThereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106IἐγὼegōG1473do not runτρέχω οὐκtrechō oukG5143G3756aimlesslyοὕτως ὡς ἀδήλως,houtōs hōs adēlōsG3779G5613G84;I do not fightπυκτεύω οὐκpukteuō oukG4438G3756likeοὕτως ὡςhoutōs hōsG3779G5613I am beatingδέρων·derōnG1194theairἀέραaeraG109.
27Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,I disciplineὑπωπιάζωhupōpiazōG5299myG1473τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andκαὶkaiG2532make it my slaveδουλαγωγῶ,doulagōgōG1396, so thatafter I have preachedκηρύξαςkēruxasG2784to othersἄλλοιςalloisG243,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846will not beμή γένωμαι.¶mē genōmaiG3361G4459G1096disqualifiedἀδόκιμοςadokimosG96.
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