New Testament · Epistle
1 Corinthians 9:24
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Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
About 1 Corinthians 9:24
Few verses address Athletes in the Bible, Endurance in the Bible, and Finishing the Race of Faith as directly as 1 Corinthians 9:24. This New Testament passage from the epistle of 1 Corinthians has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- 1 Corinthians 9:25
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”
- 2 Timothy 4:7
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”
- Hebrews 12:1
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
- Philippians 3:14
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
- 1 Timothy 4:8
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”
How to Apply 1 Corinthians 9:24
Pray through 1 Corinthians 9:24 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Athletes in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.