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Run with Purpose
Commentators explain that to "run, not as uncertainly" means the Christian life has a clear direction and a definite goal. Like a runner on a marked course, believers are not meant to wander aimlessly. The goal is Christ and the "incorruptible crown" of eternal life. This certainty of purpose should fuel a believer's spiritual journey with confidence and direction.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
18th Century
Theologian
I therefore so run. In the Christian race; in my effort to obtain the prize, the crown of immortality. I exert myself to the utmost, so th…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
So (ουτως). Both with τρεχω (run) and πυκτευω (fight).
As not uncertainly (ως ουκ αδηλως). Instead of exho…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
19th Century
Bishop
I therefore so run.—The Apostle appeals to his own conduct as an illustration of the lesson which he is teaching, and by …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
19th Century
Preacher
He would not leave a stone unturned, as it were, so that he might gain the prize; he put out all his strength in the name of the Lord.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
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
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
16th Century
Theologian
I therefore so run. He returns to speak of himself, so that his doctrine may have more weight, by presenting himself as an example. What h…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 9:26
17th Century
Pastor
I therefore so run
The apostle animates the Corinthians by his own example, telling them that he ran so as he exhort…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
17th Century
Minister
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…