1 Corinthians 9:26-27
American Standard Version
26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so [a]fight I, as not beating the air: 27 but I [b]buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I [c]have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:26 Greek box.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek bruise. Lk. 18:5.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27 Or, have been a herald
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
New International Version
26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(C) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(D)
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