1 Corinthians 9:26
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26–27I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me!
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
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NLTNew Living Translation
So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Therefore I run in this way, not as running aimlessly; I box in this way, not as beating the air.
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KJV 1900King James Version
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
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