1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
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26So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:54But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
Ephesians 6:12For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
2 Timothy 2:5And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
Titus 1:8But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
Hebrews 12:4Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
James 1:12There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 9:25-27
The Apostle's Devotedness. ( a. d. 57.) 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And 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. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But 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… Read the whole commentary →