1 Corinthians 9:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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. ”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 9:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Corinthians 9:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 9:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected. ”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 9:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“but I chastise my body, and bring <FI>it<Fi> into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others--I myself may become disapproved.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 9:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest [after] having preached to others I should be myself rejected. ”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 9:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But I beate downe my body, and bring it into subiection, lest by any meanes after that I haue preached to other, I my selfe should be reproued. ”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 9:27 in Context — 1 Corinthians 9
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 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.
What Does 1 Corinthians 9:27 Mean?
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