In a race (εν σταδιω). Old word from ιστημ, to place. A stated or fixed distance, 606 3/4 feet, both masculine σταδιο ([Reference …

Know ye not, etc.? In the remainder of this chapter, Paul illustrates the general sentiment on which he had been dwelling—the duty of prac…

Know you not . . .—The illustration which follows refers to these Isthmian games (so called from their taking place in th…

I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof wit…

By way of practical application, Paul now gives a strong exhortation for Christian self-denial, using himself as an example and employing athletic …

Do you not know that those who run in a race. He has laid down the doctrine, and now, to impress it upon the minds of the Corinthians, he …

Know ye not that they which run in a race
The allusion in this and the following verses is to the Grecian games, whi…

The apostle compares himself to the racers and combatants in the Isthmian games, which were well known to the Corinthians. But in the Christian rac…