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1 Corinthians 9:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air, "

1 Corinthians 9:26

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24 Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, so that you may win.

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.

26 I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,

27 but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.

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