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1 Corinthians 9:26

Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473 →
τοίνυνtoinunthereforeG5106 →
οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779 →
τρέχωtrechōrunG5143 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἀδήλως,adēlōsuncertainly,G84 →
οὕτωςhoutōssoG3779 →
πυκτεύωpukteuōI fightG4438 →
ὡςhōsasG5613 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἀέραaera[the] airG109 →
δέρων·derōnbeating;G1194 →

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1 Corinthians 9:24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.2 Timothy 2:5Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.2 Peter 1:10Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.Philippians 2:16as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.2 Chronicles 14:12So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.Galatians 2:2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.1 Peter 5:1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Hebrews 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.1 Corinthians 14:9So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

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