1 Corinthians 9:21-27

English Standard Version

²¹ To ^(A)those outside the law I became ^(B)as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but ^(C)under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. ^22 (D)To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. ^(E)I have become all things to all people, that ^(F)by all means I might save some. ²³ I do it all for the sake of the gospel, ^(G)that I may share with them in its blessings.

²⁴ Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives ^(H)the prize? So ^(I)run that you may obtain it. ²⁵ Every ^(J)athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we ^(K)an imperishable. ²⁶ So I do not run aimlessly; I ^(L)do not box as one ^(M)beating the air. ²⁷ But I discipline my body and ^(N)keep it under control,^[a] lest after preaching to others ^(O)I myself should be ^(P)disqualified.