1 Corinthians 9:26

To-this-now/therefore the-same-ly I am-hurrying as not unevidently; the-same-ly I-am-boxing/sparring as not flaying air;

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

25Moreover, every, the competing/contending, is-mastering/controlling-self all[neuter plural]. So, on-one-hand, in-which-place the-there-s may-take [a] ruinable garland/crown, on-the-other-hand, we un-ruinable.

27contrariwise, I-am-provoking the body of{me} and I-am-slave-leading, not how proclaim[ing] to{others} same[I] may-become un-esteem-able/disreputable/discredited/unapproved/unqualified,

Read all of 1 Corinthians 9

Cross References

Luke 13:24"Be-competing/contending to-come-into through of{the narrow gate}, that many, I-am-saying to{you}, will-seek to-come-into and will_not_have-strength.

2 Corinthians 5:1for we-have-beheld that if-supposing the upon-earthly home of{the tent} of{us} may-be-loosed-down, we-are-having [a] house-build-ment out of{God}, [an] un-hand-made eternal home in to{the heavens},

Ephesians 6:12that the wrestle/combat/battle is_not_being to{us} toward blood and flesh; contrariwise, toward the origins/originals/chiefs, toward the authorities, toward the world-might-ers/rulers of{the darkness} of{the eon, the-same}, toward the[plural] spiritual of{the evil-ia} in to{the[plural] upon-heavenly}.

Colossians 1:29into which also I-am-toiling, competing/contending according-to the work-in-ia of{same}, the being-worked-in in to{emphatically-me} in to{enablement/empowerment},

2 Timothy 2:5Moreover, and if-supposing someone may-be-contesting[i.e. as in a contest] he-is_not_being-garlanded/crowned if-supposing he-would_not_contest[i.e. compete] lawfully/legitimately.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Corinthians 9:26