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1 Corinthians 9:25

Self-controlFollowing JesusEternal life

23 And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

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 a castaway.

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BSB
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
But every one that contends [for a prize] is temperate in all things: *they* then indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown, but *we* an incorruptible.
BLB
Now everyone striving controls himself in all things; these indeed then so that they might receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable.
ÅB
Hver som er med i veddekamp, er avholdende i alt, hine for å få en forgjengelig krans, men vi en uforgjengelig.
OTB
Alle som konkurrerer i lekene utøver selvkontroll i alle ting. Så de gjør det for å oppnå en forgjengelig krone, men vi en uforgjengelig.
B1930
Hver som er med i veddekamp, er avholdende i alt, hine for å få en forgjengelig krans, men vi en uforgjengelig.

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Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 2:5

    And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:12

    Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:7–8

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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  • James 1:12

    Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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  • Revelation 3:11

    Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

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  • 2 Peter 1:6

    And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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  • 1 Peter 5:4

    And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

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