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1 Corinthians 9:27

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27No, I train my body and bring it under control. Then after I have preached to others, I myself will not break the rules and fail to win the prize.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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

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

But I discipline my body and subjugate it, lest somehow after preaching to others, I myself should become disqualified.

KJV 1900King James Version

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.