1 Corinthians 9:25
And euery man that proueth masteries, abstaineth from all things: and they do it to obtaine a corruptible crowne: but we for an vncorruptible.
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In Context
26I therefore so runne, not as vncertainely: so fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible hath put on incorruption, and this mortall hath put on immortalitie, then shalbe brought to passe the saying that is written, Death is swallowed vp into victorie.
Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, and against the worldly gouernours, the princes of the darkenesse of this worlde, against spirituall wickednesses, which are in ye hie places.
2 Timothy 2:5And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.
Titus 1:8But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,
Hebrews 12:4Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
James 1:12Blessed is ye man, that endureth tentation: for when he is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that loue 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 →