1 Corinthians 9:26
26 Therefore I run thus: nnot with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — The New International Version (NIV)
26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — English Standard Version (ESV)
26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
1 Corinthians 9:26 — New Living Translation (NLT)
26 So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — New Century Version (NCV)
26 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)
26 I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
1 Corinthians 9:26 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
26 I therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
26 So I run—but not without a clear goal ahead of me. So I box—but not as if I were just shadow boxing.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
26 Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
26 So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air;
1 Corinthians 9:26 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
26 Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
26 So I do not run like someone who doesn’t run toward the finish line. I do not fight like a boxer who hits nothing but air.
1 Corinthians 9:26 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
26 Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air;