1 Corinthians 9:24
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”
στάδιον
A measure of distance, racecourse. Stadion. Paul saw the runner fixing his eyes on the finish line and urged us to run the same way. Know the course, know the distance. Run to win.
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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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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εἷς
one
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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λαμβάνω
receives
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λαμβάνω
Receive, take, accept. Lambanō. What God offers must be actively received, not merely acknowledged. Reach out and take hold.
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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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καταλαμβάνω
you may grasp it.
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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.
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