1 Corinthians 9:26

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1 Corinthians 9:26-27 The Message (MSG)

I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No lazy living for me! I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself. * * *

1 Corinthians 9:26 King James Version (KJV)

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air

1 Corinthians 9:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air

1 Corinthians 9:26 New Century Version (NCV)

So I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something—not just the air.

1 Corinthians 9:26 American Standard Version (ASV)

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air

1 Corinthians 9:26 New International Version (NIV)

Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.

1 Corinthians 9:26 New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

1 Corinthians 9:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Therefore I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing].

1 Corinthians 9:26 New Living Translation (NLT)

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

1 Corinthians 9:26 The Passion Translation (TPT)

For that reason, I don’t run just for exercise or box like one throwing aimless punches

1 Corinthians 9:26 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.