1 Corinthians 9:26

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 9:26

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

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KJV

King James Version

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

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WEB

World English Bible

I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,

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ASV

American Standard Version

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Therefore I run thus, not as aimlessly; I fight thus, not as beating [the] air.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 9

²⁴ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

²⁵ Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

²⁶ Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

²⁷ No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

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