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NASB					1 Cor 9:25 Everyone³⁹⁵⁶ who ^Acompetes⁷⁵ in the games⁷⁵ exercises¹⁴⁶⁷ self-control¹⁴⁶⁷ in all³⁹⁵⁶ things³⁹⁵⁶. They then³⁷⁶⁷ do it to receive²⁹⁸³ a perishable⁵³⁴⁹ ^Bwreath⁴⁷³⁵, but we an imperishable^862a.
AMPLIFIED 2015					1 Cor 9:25 Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a ¹crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable [crown that cannot wither].

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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Lit perishable crown, usually a woven wreath of pine worn as a crown.

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Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

2 Tim 4:8 in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

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Greek Heb.

agônizomai; from 73; to contend for a prize, struggle:--competes in the games(1), fight(1), fighting(1), fought(1), laboring earnestly(1), strive(2), striving(1).

862a

aphthartos; from 1 (as a neg. pref.) and 5351; undecaying, i.e. imperishable:--immortal(1), imperishable(4), imperishable quality(1), incorruptible(1).

1467

egkrateuomai; from 1468; to exercise self-control:--exercises self-control(1), have self-control(1).

2983

lambanô; from a prim. root lab-; to take, receive:--accept(1), accepting(1), attempted*(1), bring(2), caught(1), caught caught(1), collect(1), collected(1), conferred*(2), conspired*(1), consulted*(1), experienced*(1), forgotten*(1), gets(1), gripped(1), incur(1), married(2), marry(2), obtained(1), occupy(1), overtaken(1), partial*(1), picked(2), receive(63), received(48), receives(14), receiving(6), seizes(1), shows(1), struck(1), take(24), taken(7), takes(3), taking(9), took(50).

3767

oun; a prim. word; therefore, then, (and) so:--contrary*(1), however*(1), now(5), so(153), so then(9), so...then(1), then(141), therefore(178).

3956

pas; a prim. word; all, every:--all(731), all the things(7), all...things(1), all kinds(1), all men(14), all people(4), all respects(3), all things(126), all*(1), always*(3), any(16), any at all(1), anyone(3), anything(3), anything*(1), continually*(6), entire(4), every(128), every form(1), every kind(9), every respect(1), every way(2), everyone(71), everyone's(1), everyone*(1), everything(45), forever*(1), full(2), great(2), no*(15), none*(1), nothing(1), nothing*(1), one(4), perfectly(1), quite(1), whatever(3), whatever*(1), whoever(7), whole(18).

4735

stephanos; from stephô (to encircle); that which surrounds, i.e. a crown:--crown(14), crowns(3), wreath(1).

5349

phthartos; from 5351; perishable, corruptible:--corruptible(1), perishable(3), perishable things(1), which is perishable(1).

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