23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, (A)that I may share with them in its blessings.

24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives (B)the prize? So (C)run that you may obtain it. 25 Every (D)athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we (E)an imperishable.

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23 A sve to činim zbog Radosne vijesti, da i ja budem njezinim dionikom.

24 Ne znate li da u trci svi trkači trče, a samo jedan osvoji prvu nagradu? I vi trčite tako da ju osvojite.

25 Svaki natjecatelj živi suzdržljivo. Oni to čine da dobiju vijenac koji će istrunuti, a mi da dobijemo nagradu koja će vječno trajati.

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23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

Striving for a Crown

24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? (A)Run in such a way that you may [a]obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize [b]is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for (B)an imperishable crown.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 9:24 win
  2. 1 Corinthians 9:25 exercises self-control