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That striveth in the games (ο αγωνιζομενος). Common verb for contest in the athletic games (αγων), sometimes with the cognate accu…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And every man that strives for the mastery. o agwnizomenov. That agonizes; that is, that is engaged in the exercise of w…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Every man that striveth for the mastery.—Better, Every one that enters into the contest. The Greek word (agonizomenos…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
The athletes who competed in the Grecian games passed throug…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
By way of practical application, Paul now gives a strong exhortation for Christian self-denial, using himself as an example and employing athletic …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Now every one that striveth. As he had exhorted to perseverance, it remained to state in what way they must persevere. This second
John Gill
JohnGill
And every man that strives for the mastery
Either in running a race, or in wrestling; for the word here used agrees …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson