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1 Corinthians 9:24-27 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 9 · verses 24–27
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.1 Corinthians 9:24-27 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 in context
22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Commentary
Cross references
- Philippians 3:14
- Hebrews 12:1
- 2 Timothy 4:7-8
- Revelation 3:11
- Philippians 2:16
- Galatians 5:7
- 1 Corinthians 9:26
- Jeremiah 12:5
- 2 Timothy 2:5
- Revelation 2:10
- 1 Timothy 6:12
- James 1:12
Key words (Strong's)
- incorruptibleaphthartosuncorrupted, not liable to corruption or decay, imperishable, of things, immortal, of the…G862 →
- corruptiblephthartoscorruptible, perishingG5349 →
- receivethlambanōto take, to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it, to…G2983 →
- preachedkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
- castawayadokimosnot standing the test, not approved, properly used of metals and coins, that which does…G96 →
- masteryagōnizomaito enter a contest contend in the gymnastic games, to contend with adversaries, fight…G75 →
- beatethderōto flay, skin, to beat, thrash, smiteG1194 →
- obtainkatalambanōto lay hold of, to lay hold of so as to make one s own, to obtain, attain to, to make one…G2638 →
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In these verses the apostle hints at the great encouragement he had to act in this manner. He had a glorious prize, an incorruptible crown, in view.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-27