1 Corinthians 9:27

Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27

No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27

but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27

I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.

SABDAweb 1Co 9:27

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.

bibleoremus 1Co 9:27

but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

biblegateway 1Co 9:27