1 Corinthians 9:24-26 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all , but one receiveth the prize ? So run , that ye may obtain .

KJV_Strongs⁽ⁱ⁾

24 G1492 Know ye [G5758] G3756 not G3754 that G5143 they which run [G5723] G1722 in G4712 a race G5143 run [G5719] G3956 all G3303 G1161 , but G1520 one G2983 receiveth [G5719] G1017 the prize G3779 ? So G5143 run [G5720] G2443 , that G2638 ye may obtain [G5632] .

25 G1161 And G3956 every man G75 that striveth for the mastery [G5740] G1467 is temperate [G5736] G3956 in all things G3303 . G3767 Now G1565 they G2443 do it to G2983 obtain [G5632] G5349 a corruptible G4735 crown G1161 ; but G2249 we G862 an incorruptible.

26 G1473 I G5106 therefore G3779 so G5143 run [G5719] G3756 , not G5613 as G84 uncertainly G3779 ; so G4438 fight I [G5719] G3756 , not G5613 as G1194 one that beateth [G5723] G109 the air:

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ 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 mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. ²⁶ I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: