Bible in Basic English
"So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:"
— 1 Corinthians 9:26, Bible in Basic English
“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”
“I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air: ”
“I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,”
“So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.”
“I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air.”
“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”
And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
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.
And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:
But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.