Know ye not that they which run in a race run all , but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
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Gill's Exposition
And every man that striveth for the mastery,.... Either in running a race, or in wrestling; for the word here used agrees with both, and both are in the context referred to, nor has the apostle as yet…
Barnes' Notes
Know ye not ... - In the remainder of this chapter, Paul illustrates the general sentiment on which he had been dwelling - the duty of practicing self-denial for the salvation of others - by a…
Adam Clarke
They which run in a race run all - It is sufficiently evident that the apostle alludes to the athletic exercises in the games which were celebrated every fifth year on the isthmus, or narrow neck of…
In these verses the apostle hints at the great encouragement he had to act in this manner. He had a glorious prize, an incorruptible crown, in view. Upon this head he compares himself to the racers…
Exhortation to Self-restraint
24. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Not that this is the case in the Christian course, but that each should manifest the…
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