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1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
King James Version
1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
King James Version
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 a castaway.
10 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
New International Version
1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
New International Version
25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(A) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(B) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(C) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(D) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(E) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(F)
Warnings From Israel’s History
10 For I do not want you to be ignorant(G) of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud(H) and that they all passed through the sea.(I) 2 They were all baptized into(J) Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food(K) 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock(L) that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.(M)
1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 9:25-10:5
New King James Version
25 And everyone who competes for the prize [a]is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for (A)an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: (B)not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 (C)But I discipline my body and (D)bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become (E)disqualified.
Old Testament Examples
10 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under (F)the cloud, all passed through (G)the sea, 2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 all ate the same (H)spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same (I)spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. 5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies (J)were scattered in the wilderness.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 exercises self-control
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