1 Corinthians 9:24
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”
καταλαμβάνω
To seize, to grasp, to comprehend. Katalambano. May you have power to comprehend the love of Christ. Some truths require divine help to grasp. Ask for the ability to understand.
τρέχω
do run
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τρέχω
To run, to hasten, to press forward. Trecho. Run with endurance the race set before you. The race is set. You do not choose the course. You choose whether to run it well.
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βραβεῖον
prize?
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βραβεῖον
Prize, award for victory. Brabeion. I press on toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. There is a prize waiting at the finish line. Keep running.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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στάδιον
a race course
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στάδιον
a stade or certain measure of distance; by implication, a stadium or race-course
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λαμβάνω
receives
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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