1 Corinthians 9:25
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.Select 1 Corinthians 9:23
24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.Select 1 Corinthians 9:24
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.Select 1 Corinthians 9:25
26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:Select 1 Corinthians 9:26
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.Select 1 Corinthians 9:27
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WEB
9:25 Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
ASV
9:25 And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
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