1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:24-26

241Do you not knowG3609 that thoseG3588 who runG5143 in a raceG4712 allG3956 runG5143, but only oneG1520 receivesG2983 2the prizeG1017? 3RunG5143 in suchG3779 a wayG3779 that you may winG2638.

25EveryoneG3956 who 4competesG75 in the gamesG75 exercisesG1467 self-controlG1467 in allG3956 thingsG3956. They thenG3767 do it to receiveG2983 a perishableG5349 5wreathG4735, but we an imperishableG862.

26ThereforeG5106 I 6runG5143 in suchG3779 a wayG3779, as not withoutG84 aimG84; I boxG4438 in suchG3779 a wayG3779, as not 7beatingG1194 the airG109;

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 9:24 1 Cor 9:13 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Phil 3:14; Col 2:18 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Gal 2:2; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 9:25 Eph 6:12; 1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 2:5; 4:7 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 9:25 2 Tim 4:8; James 1:12; 1 Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:11 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 9:26 Gal 2:2; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 9:26 1 Cor 14:9 ↩

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