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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Spiritual athletics. Paul compares the Christian life to a foot race and to a boxing contest. These were familiar to the Corinthians, being conspicuous features of the celebrated Isthmian games. A wise teacher speaks through things known of things unknown. Christ spoke in parables. Passing events may be made the vehicles of abiding truths. The secular may often illustrate the sacred. There is no loss of dignity or impropriety in such modes of instruction. Some people are shocked by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The race for the prize. The thought introduced in 1 Corinthians 9:23 , that Paul's self denial had a reference to his own salvation as well as the salvation of others, is here carried on and applied generally to all Christians. The imagery is derived from the Isthmian games celebrated in the neighbourhood of Corinth, and therefore well known to his readers. These games occupied a place in the national life of Greece corresponding to that occupied by the great yearly festivals in the life... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Running and fighting. The crown of eternal life is here set forth as the issue of successful conflict with difficulties and foes. It would seem as if all Divine excellence must needs present itself to our minds as the negation of opposite forms of evil. We cannot think of God but as the "Light" that contends with our darkness, the "Fire" that consumes our corruption. God's Law is but the Divine restraint of our wayward propensities, the Divine rebuke of our trangressions. The Divine life... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The laws of the Christian race. The illustration used in these verses is one which St. Paul frequently employs, and we cannot but think that he must have actually seen some of these games, for the impression made by them on his mind is that which comes from personal observation and impression rather than from knowledge through books. There is special force in his allusions to the games in writing to the Corinthians, because the set of games known as the Isthmian were held in the isthmus on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:25

That striveth for the mastery; rather, that strives to win in a contest. St. Paul never allows his converts to dream of the indefectibility of grace, and so to slide into antinomian security. He often reminds them of the extreme severity and continuousness of the contest ( Ephesians 6:12 , 1 Timothy 6:12 ). Is temperate in all things. One good moral result which sprang from the ancient system of athleticism was the self denial and self mastery which it required. The candidate for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:25

"An incorruptible crown." There was an ardour of temperament, a resoluteness of purpose, in the constitution and moral life of Paul, which made the imagery of this passage peculiarly congenial to his soul. He was fired with a sacred ambition, and he sought to inspire his hearers and readers with something of his own enthusiasm. His glowing imagination could realize something of the glory gained by the successful athlete who was welcomed with honour in his native state, whose statue was... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:25

And every man that striveth for the mastery - (ὁ ἀγωνιζόμενος ho agōnizomenos). That “agonizes;” that is, that is engaged in the exercise of “wrestling, boxing,” or pitching the bar or quoit; compare the note at Luke 13:24. The sense is, everyone who endeavors to obtain a victory in these athletic exercises.Is temperate in all things - The word which is rendered “is temperate” (ἐγκρατευεται egkrateuetai) denotes “abstinence” from all that would excite, stimulate, and ultimately enfeeble;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

1 Corinthians 9:24-25. Know ye not that In those famous games, which are kept in the isthmus, near your city; they who run in a race Εν σταδιω , in the stadium, (so the place was called where the athletes contended,) run indeed all And contend one with another; but one Only of them all; receiveth the prize Whereas in the Christian race, the success of one is no hinderance to that of others. How much greater encouragement then have you to run, since you may all receive the prize of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Necessity for self-discipline (9:24-27)Christianity is a life of effort. As runners in a race strain to the full to win the prize, so Christians should put all their effort into whatever they do (24). As athletes undergo strict training in their pursuit of victory, so Christians should deny themselves lawful pleasures and foods in order to be more useful for God (25). Paul has purpose and effort in all that he does. He is like a runner who heads for the finishing line or a boxer who aims to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:25

striveth for the mastery . Greek. agonizomai. See Luke 13:24 . The usual term for contending in the games. is temperate = exercises self-control. Greek. enkrateuomai. See 1 Corinthians 7:9 . This refers to the severe training, extending over many months, before the contest. to obtain = in order that (Greek. hina) they may receive, Same word as "receive" in 1 Corinthians 9:24 . corruptible . Greek. phthartos. See Romans 1:23 . crown . Greek. stephanos. See first occurance: Matthew... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 9:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 9:25

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