²⁶I therefore so ^xrun, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that ^ccbeateth the air: ²⁷But ^dI ^ekeep under my body, and ^fbring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, ^gI myself should be ^ha castaway.

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x Gal. 2:2. & 5:7. Phil. 2:16. Heb. 12:1. So 2 Tim. 4:7.
ccComp. ch. 14:9.
dSee Matt. 5:29.
e Luke 18:5 (Gk.).
fComp. Rom. 6:19. 2 Cor. 4:5.
gComp. Cant. 1:6. Ecclus. 37:19.
h Rom. 1:28. 2 Cor. 13:5, 6, 7. 2 Tim. 3:8. Titus 1:16. Heb. 6:8 in the Gk. So Jer. 6:30 (Gk.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air. But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.