KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Corinthians 9:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 9
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.
23 And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
πᾶςG3956 · pasallδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγωνιζόμενοςG75 · agōnizomaito struggleπάνταG3956 · pasallἐγκρατεύεται·G1467 · egkrateuomaito self-controlἐκεῖνοιG1565 · ekeinosthatμὲνG3303 · menon the other handοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toφθαρτὸνG5349 · phthartosperishableστέφανονG4735 · stephanoscrownλάβωσιν,G2983 · lambanōto takeἡμεῖςG3165 · memeδὲG1161 · dethenἄφθαρτον.G862 · aphthartosincorruptible
Cross-references
2 Timothy 2:5And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.Revelation 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.2 Timothy 4:7-8I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.Revelation 3:11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.2 Peter 1:6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.1 Peter 1:4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,Ephesians 6:12-18For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].Galatians 5:23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.Hebrews 12:28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:Hebrews 12:4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;Revelation 4:10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.Revelation 4:4And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
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