Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 9:27
American Standard Version
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
Amplified® Bible
But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel {and} things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].
Contemporary English Version
I keep my body under control and make it my slave, so I won't lose out after telling the good news to others.
Darby English Version
But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest [after] having preached to others I should be myself rejected.
Good News Bible
I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
International Standard Version
No, I keep on beating my body and making it my slave so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified.
King James Version
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
New American Standard Bible
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
New International Version
No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
New King James Version
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not receive disqualification.
Young's Literal Translation
but I chastise my body, and bring `it' into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.
