Verse 24

1 Corinthians 9:24

New Living Translation

24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!

Original Language Text

greek

Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἐν σταδίῳ τρέχοντες πάντες μὲν τρέχουσιν, εἷς δὲ λαμβάνει τὸ βραβεῖον; οὕτως τρέχετε ἵνα καταλάβητε.

English Translation

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to obtain it.

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Chapter 9 Context

1 Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Yashua (Jesus) our Lord with my... Focus ↗

2 Even if others think I am not an apostle, I certainly am to you. You yourselves are proof that I am... Focus ↗

3 This is my answer to those who question my authority. Focus ↗

4 Don’t we have the right to live in your homes and share your meals? Focus ↗

5 Don’t we have the right to bring a believing wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s broth... Focus ↗

6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves? Focus ↗

7 What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right t... Focus ↗

8 Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing? Focus ↗

9 For the law of Moses says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the gr... Focus ↗

10 Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one... Focus ↗

11 Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and... Focus ↗

12 If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? Bu... Focus ↗

13 Don’t you realize that those who work in the temple get their meals from the offerings brought to th... Focus ↗

14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the Good News should be supported by those w... Focus ↗

15 Yet I have never used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that I want to start... Focus ↗

16 Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God (Elohim) to do... Focus ↗

17 If I were doing this on my own initiative, I would deserve payment. But I have no choice, for God (E... Focus ↗

18 What then is my pay? It is the opportunity to preach the Good News without charging anyone. That’s w... Focus ↗

19 Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Chr... Focus ↗

20 When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who... Focus ↗

21 When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I ca... Focus ↗

22 When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Y... Focus ↗

23 I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. Focus ↗

24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!

25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but w... Focus ↗

26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. Focus ↗

27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after... Focus ↗

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