1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who competes is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown; but we an imperishable.
Revised King James New Testament
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26Therefore, I do not run aimlessly; and I do not fight as one who beats the air:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:54When the perishable has put on the imperishable, and the mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Ephesians 6:12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against the powers of darkness of this world, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
2 Timothy 2:5And if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good, sensible, just, holy, self-controlled;
Hebrews 12:4You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood in your striving against sin.
James 1:12Blessed is the man who endures trial: for when he has stood the test, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love 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 →