1 Corinthians 9:24

1 Corinthians 9:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
• New International Version (NIV)Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 9:24

22To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 23And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run, that ye may attain. 25And every man that striveth in the games is temperate in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

1 Corinthians 9:24 word by word

Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἐν σταδίῳ τρέχοντες πάντες μὲν τρέχουσιν, εἷς δὲ λαμβάνει τὸ βραβεῖον; οὕτως τρέχετε ἵνα καταλάβητε.Read the interlinear

• Knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• runτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• raceστάδιοςstadion · stadiumG4712
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• butδέde · thenG1161
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• prizeβραβεῖονbrabeion · prizeG1017
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 9:24

• Hosea 12:10I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
• Psalms 19:5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but fame and chance happeneth to them all.
• Jeremiah 12:5If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of Jordan?
• 1 Corinthians 9:26I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
• Galatians 2:2And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
• Galatians 5:7Ye were running well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
• Philippians 2:16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labour in vain.
• Philippians 3:14I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
• James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.
• Revelation 3:11I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24They which run in a race run all - It is sufficiently evident that the apostle alludes to the athletic exercises in the games which were celebrated every fifth year on the isthmus, or narrow neck of land, which joins the Peloponnesus, or Morea, to the main land; and were thence termed the Isthmian games. The exercises were running, wrestling, boxing, throwing the discus or quoit, etc.; to the three first of these the apostle especially alludes. But one…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Know ye not … - In the remainder of this chapter, Paul illustrates the general sentiment on which he had been dwelling - the duty of practicing self-denial for the salvation of others - by a reference to the well known games which were celebrated near Corinth. Throughout the chapter, his object had been to show that in declining to receive a support for preaching, he had done it, not because he was conscious that he had no claim to it, but because by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 The apostle compares himself to the racers and combatants in the Isthmian games, well known by the Corinthians. But in the Christian race all may run so as to obtain. There is the greatest encouragement, therefore, to persevere with all our strength, in this course. Those who ran in these games were kept to a spare diet. They used themselves to hardships. They practised the exercises. And those who pursue the interests of their souls, must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27To show how seriously the Corinthians must take their salvation, Paul refers to the Isthmian games, a well-known athletic event held in Corinth every two years. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline: Athletes must have strict self-discipline to compete for a prize. In Paul's time, athletes trained rigorously for months before competing. Similarly, strict self-discipline (see Galatians 5:22–23) is needed to achieve the eternal…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Know ye not--The Isthmian games, in which the foot race was a leading one, were of course well known, and a subject of patriotic pride to the Corinthians, who lived in the immediate neighborhood. These periodical games were to the Greeks rather a passion than a mere amusement: hence their suitableness as an image of Christian earnestness. in a race--Greek, "in a race course." all ... one--Although we knew that one alone could be saved, still it Would…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings