1 Corinthians 9:26
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 9
“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”1 Corinthians 9:26
What Does 1 Corinthians 9:26 Mean?
1 Corinthians 9:26 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 9, verse 26 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 9:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 9:24“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”Ecclesiastes 9:10“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”2 Timothy 2:5“And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”2 Peter 1:10“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:”Philippians 1:21“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”Philippians 2:16“Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”Hebrews 4:1“Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.”Colossians 1:29“Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.”Acts 20:28“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”1 Corinthians 14:9“So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.”2 Chronicles 14:12“So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.”Luke 13:24“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”2 Corinthians 5:9“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.”Galatians 2:2“And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.”2 Timothy 1:12“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”1 Peter 5:1“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:”Judges 3:2“Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;”Ephesians 6:12“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”2 Corinthians 5:1“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”2 Corinthians 5:8“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
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