Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 9:26
American Standard Version
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
Amplified® Bible
Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air {and} striking without an adversary.
Contemporary English Version
I don't run without a goal. And I don't box by beating my fists in the air.
Darby English Version
*I* therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.
Good News Bible
That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches.
International Standard Version
That is the way I run, with a clear goal in mind. That is the way I box, not like someone punching the air.
King James Version
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
New American Standard Bible
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air;
New International Version
Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
New King James Version
Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air;
Young's Literal Translation
I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;
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