Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
striveth—in wrestling: a still more severe contest than the foot race.
is temperate—So Paul exercised self-denial, abstaining from claiming sustenance for the sake of the "reward," namely, to "gain the more" (I Corinthians 9:18-19).
corruptible—soon withering, as being only of fir leaves taken from the fir groves which surrounded the Isthmian race course or stadium.
incorruptible— (I Peter 1:4; I Peter 5:4; Revelation 2:10). "Crown" here is not that of a king (which is expressed by a different Greek word, namely, "diadem"), but a wreath or garland.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 9:25:
1 Corinthians 9:24
Galatians 5:7
Ephesians 6:24
1 Timothy 6:12
2 Timothy 2:5
Hebrews 12:1
Revelation 2:7
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