1 CORINTHIANS 9:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:”
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. — Paul's negative example: not to run stochastikōs (aimlessly), lacking aim. Nor to fight like one striking the air—shadowboxing without real opponent. The metaphor underscores purpose: Paul's labor is directed, intentional, not wasted effort.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 9:26
“I therefore so run, as not uncertainly.” Thus having shamed them from those that are without, he next brings forward himself also, which kind of thing is a most excellent method of teaching: and accordingly we find him every where doing so. But what is, “not uncertainly?” “Looking to some mark,” says he, not at random and in vain, as you do. For what profit have ye of entering into idol-temples, and exhibiting for-truth that perfectness? None. But not such am I, but all…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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