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Know ye not ... - In the remainder of this chapter, Paul illustrates the general sentiment on which he had been dwelling - the duty of practicing...
(11) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (11) He brings in another reason fo...
1 Corinthians 9. This chapter is not a digression, and is not primarily concerned with a vindication of Paul's apostolic status and rights. He enfo...
race . race-course. Greek. stadion. Elsewhere translated "furlong", the course being usually of this length. prize . Greek. brabeion. Only her...
24. Know ye not, that they who run in a race. He has laid down the doctrine, and now, with the view of impressing it upon the minds of the C...
DISCOURSE: 1967 DIRECTIONS FOR RUNNING OUR RACE 1 Corinthians 9:24 . So run, that ye may obtain . THERE is not any thing around us from which w...
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. They which run in a race run all - It is...
They which run in a race, &c.— The Apostle here refers to the Isthmian games, so called from their being celebrated on the Corinthian Isthmus...
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Know ye not. The Isthmian games,...
(b) Food offered to Idols (ii) St. Paul's own Example St. Paul has appealed to the 'enlightened' converts at Corinth to give up for the sake of...
Not all who start in a race, win; only the best. In the Christian race there is a crown for all who run their best, but only for such.
The importance of self-discipline. St. Paul illustrates the need of this self-denial which he has been inculcating from the Greek games or athletic...
Know ye not... — The illustration which follows refers to these Isthmian games (so called from their taking place in the isthmus where Corinth stoo...
Chapter 14 NOT ALL WHO RUN WIN IN the preceding part of this chapter Paul has proved his right to claim remuneration from those to whom he preach...
“Under Bondage to All” 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 Paul's one aim was to gain men. He uses the words repeatedly. To gain one more for his Lord, he...
The words, "my defence to them that examine me is this," reveal the opposition to him in Corinth. The two words, "defence" and "examine," are purely...
(24) Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (25) And every man that striveth for...
THE HEAVENLY RACE ‘So run, that ye may obtain.’ 1 Corinthians 9:24 I speak to those who, really believing in Christ, are emancipated from th...
Know ye not that they which run in a race ,.... The allusion in this and the following verses is to the Grecian games, which consisted, among other...
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Ver. 24. Know ye not ] The apostle ar...
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...
Because of the lowliness and grace on the part of the apostle, such as chapter 8 shows in the consideration of his brethren, there were some who woul...
The Apostle's Devotedness. A. D. 57. 24 Kn...
The apostle presseth all his former discourse by minding them of the difficulty of getting to heaven, and of the obligation that lay upon them to be...
'Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Even so run; that you may attain.' Then he applies his thoughts t...
CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 9:24 .—His own salvation is at stake as well as that of his hearers. He must do all these things, not only as expedi...
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 The Race and the Prize. I. The prize, in the contest that St. Paul speaks of, is a different kind of prize from that which...
The apostle Paul is here giving a description of the way in which he made everything help toward the fulfillment of his desire to be a faithful minis...
1 Corinthians 9:1 . Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord? Having illustrated the le...
They which run in a race, run all, hut one receiveth the prize. The Greek athletic festivals and their lessons 1. Of these the most famous was...
EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 9:1-46 The rights and the self denial of an apostle. 1 Corinthians 9:1-46 An apostle's right to maintenance....
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run that ye may obtain.
The need of self-discipline:
1 Corinthians 9:26 ; 2 Timothy 4:7 ; 2 Timothy 4:8 ; Ecclesiastes 9:11 ; Galatians 2:2 ; Galatians 5:7 ; Hebrews 12:1 ; Hosea 12:10 ; James...
Those Whom God Chooses 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are none of us who would not desire to be used of God in a large way. Th...
The Seven Crowns 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The possibility of winning a crown. There are two classes of Christians: one is t...
Know ye not that — In those famous games which are kept at the isthmus, near your city. They who run in the foot race all run, though but one recei...
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.