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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Corinthians 9:26-27
GOD’S WORD Translation
26 So I run—but not without a clear goal ahead of me. So I box—but not as if I were just shadow boxing. 27 Rather, I toughen my body with punches and make it my slave so that I will not be disqualified after I have spread the Good News to others.
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27
New International Version
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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