1 Corinthians 9:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Know ye{G1492}{(G5758)} not{G3756} that{G3754} they which run{G5143}{(G5723)} in{G1722} a race{G4712} run{G5143}{(G5719)} all{G3956}{G3303}, but{G1161} one{G1520} receiveth{G2983}{(G5719)} the prize{G1017}? So{G3779} run{G5143}{(G5720)}, that{G2443} ye may obtain{G2638}{(G5632)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Perceave ye not how that they which runne in a course runne all yet but one receaveth the rewarde. So runne that ye maye obtayne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Knowe ye not, that they which runne in a course, runne all, yet but one receaueth the rewarde? Runne ye so, that ye maye optayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Knowe ye not, that they which runne in a race, runne all, yet one receiueth the price? so runne that ye may obtaine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Perceaue ye not howe that they which run in a race, run all, but one receaueth the rewarde? So run that ye may obtayne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    have ye not known that those running in a race -- all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:26 : 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.
  • Phil 3:14 : 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
  • Phil 2:16 : 16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 I went up because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but I did this privately to those of reputation, so that I might ensure I was not running or had not run in vain.
  • Rev 3:11 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown.
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • Gal 5:7 : 7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor does bread come to the wise, nor riches to the discerning, nor favor to the knowledgeable; but time and chance happen to them all.
  • Jer 12:5 : 5 If you have raced with footmen and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? And if you feel secure in a land of peace, how will you manage in the thickets of the Jordan?
  • Hos 12:10 : 10 I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of the appointed festivals.
  • Ps 19:5 : 5 Yet their message has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens, He has pitched a tent for the sun.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Cor 9:25-27
    3 verses
    89%

    25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one.

    26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air.

    27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

  • 2 Tim 2:4-6
    3 verses
    79%

    4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

    5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, they do not receive a victor's crown unless they compete according to the rules.

    6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

  • Heb 12:1
    75%

    1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.

  • Phil 3:11-17
    7 verses
    75%

    11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.

    12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

    13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

    14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

    15 Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.

    16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained.

    17 Join together in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and keep your eyes on those who live as we do, as they are an example for you.

  • 1 Cor 9:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 To the weak, I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some.

    23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

  • Gal 5:7
    71%

    7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

  • 2 John 1:8
    69%

    8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.

  • 1 Cor 15:58
    69%

    58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  • 2 Tim 4:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.

    8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.

  • Phil 2:16
    69%

    16 holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.

  • 1 Tim 4:8
    68%

    8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

  • 2 Cor 5:9
    67%

    9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • 1 Cor 9:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.

    11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

  • 1 Cor 10:31
    67%

    31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

  • Gal 6:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

    9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  • 2 Pet 1:10
    67%

    10 Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.

  • 1 Cor 9:19
    66%

    19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to everyone, so that I might win more of them.

  • Phil 3:8
    66%

    8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,

  • Col 3:24
    66%

    24 Knowing that you will receive the reward of your inheritance from the Lord, serve the Lord Christ.

  • Col 1:29
    66%

    29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.

  • 1 Cor 4:6-7
    2 verses
    66%

    6 Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over and against another.

    7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

  • Heb 6:12
    66%

    12 Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    66%

    6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Rom 2:7
    66%

    7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
    66%

    24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
    65%

    15 But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

  • Phil 4:13
    65%

    13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

  • 1 Cor 14:12
    65%

    12 So with yourselves, since you are eager for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in building up the church.

  • 1 Cor 10:33
    65%

    33 Just as I also try to please everyone in all things, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.

  • 1 Tim 4:15
    65%

    15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that your progress may be evident to all.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    65%

    4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • Phil 1:27
    65%

    27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving together with one mind for the faith of the gospel.

  • 2 Pet 1:8
    65%

    8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Jas 1:12
    65%

    12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

  • Col 1:10
    65%

    10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,