1 Corinthians 9:26-27

 These are three different ways of interpreting these verses translated to English.  It just shows how differently they have been interpreted.   The MSG translation gets almost folksy...
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1 Corinthians 9:26-27

The Message (MSG)

^26-27 I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! 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.

 Source:
1 Corinthians 9:26-27 MSG - I don’t know about you, but I’m - Bible Gateway

 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+9%3A26-27&version=MSG



 

1 Corinthians 9:26-27

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁶ Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. ²⁷ But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

1 Corinthians 9:26-27 (New International Version)

 ²⁶ Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. ²⁷ No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.





Oscar Pistorius :

His left shoulder tattoo is a version of the Bible verse 1 Corinthians 9:26-27, which begins: 
"I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. I execute each strike with intent. I beat my body and make it my slave..."







1 Corinthians 9:26-27 KJV - I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; - Bible Gateway