But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means , when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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Barnes' Notes
But I keep under my body - (ὑπωπιάζω hupōpiazō). This word occurs in the New Testament only here and in Luk 18:5, “Lest by her continual coming she ‘weary’ me.” The word is derived probably from…
Adam Clarke
But I keep under my body, etc. - This is an allusion, not only to boxers, but also to wrestlers in the same games, as we learn from the word ὑπωπιαζω, which signifies to hit in the eyes; and…
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…
Cambridge Bible
but I keep under my body Literally, I strike under the eye, I beat black and blue. So the ancient Latin version of Irenæus renders it Corpus meum lividum facio. The Vulgate, less forcibly, castigo.…
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