1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:20-27

201To the JewsG2453 I becameG1096 as a JewG2453, soG2443 thatG2443 I might gainG2770 JewsG2453; to thoseG3588 whoG3588 are underG5259 the LawG3551, I became as one underG5259 the LawG3551, though 2not beingG1510 underG5259 the LawG3551 myselfG846, soG2443 thatG2443 I might gainG2770 thoseG3588 whoG3588 are underG5259 the LawG3551; 21to thoseG3588 who are 3withoutG459 theG459 LawG459, I became 4as one withoutG459 theG459 LawG459, though not beingG1510 withoutG459 theG459 lawG459 of GodG2316 but 5underG1772 the lawG1772 of ChristG5547, soG2443 thatG2443 I might gainG2770 thoseG3588 who are withoutG459 theG459 LawG459. 22To the 6weakG772 I becameG1096 weakG772, that I might gainG2770 the weakG772; I have becomeG1096 7allG3956 thingsG3956 to allG3956 peopleG3956, 8soG2443 thatG2443 I may by allG3843 meansG3843 saveG4982 someG5100. 23I doG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 for the sakeG1223 of the gospelG2098, soG2443 thatG2443 I may becomeG1096 a fellowG4791 partakerG4791 of it.

249Do you not knowG3609 that thoseG3588 who runG5143 in a raceG4712 allG3956 runG5143, but only oneG1520 receivesG2983 10the prizeG1017? 11RunG5143 inG3779 suchG3779 aG3779 wayG3779 that you may winG2638. 25EveryoneG3956 who 12competesG75 inG75 theG75 gamesG75 exercisesG1467 self-controlG1467 in allG3956 thingsG3956. SoG3767 they do it to obtainG2983 a perishableG5349 13wreathG4735, but we an imperishableG862. 26ThereforeG5106 I 14runG5143 inG3779 suchG3779 aG3779 wayG3779 as not to run aimlesslyG84; I boxG4438 inG3779 suchG3779 aG3779 wayG3779, as 15to avoid 16hittingG1194 airG109; 27but I strictlyG5299 disciplineG5299 17my bodyG4983 and makeG1396 it my slaveG1396, soG3361 thatG3361, after I have preachedG2784 to othersG243, I myselfG846 will notG3361 be disqualifiedG96.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 9:20 Acts 16:3; 21:23-26; Rom 11:14 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 9:20 Gal 2:19 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 9:21 Rom 2:12, 14 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 9:21 Gal 2:3; 3:2 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 9:21 1 Cor 7:22; Gal 6:2 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 9:22 Rom 14:1; 15:1; 2 Cor 11:29 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 9:22 1 Cor 10:33 ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 9:22 Rom 11:14 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 9:24 1 Cor 9:13 ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Phil 3:14; Col 2:18 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Gal 2:2; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 9:25 Eph 6:12; 1 Tim 6:12; 2 Tim 2:5; 4:7 ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 9:25 2 Tim 4:8; James 1:12; 1 Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:11 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 9:26 Gal 2:2; 2 Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 9:26 Lit not hitting ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 9:26 1 Cor 14:9 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 9:27 Rom 8:13 ↩

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