²⁴ Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win. ²⁵ Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

²⁶ So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.

⁵ Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner^[a] unless he competes according to the rules.^[b]