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NASB | 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 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 crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable [crown that cannot wither]. |
Subject: self control / spirit control |
Bible Note: What Christians (and the Jewish believers) saw as a heavy yoke is the ceremonial aspects of the Law and the sacrificial requirements that came with violating God's moral commandments. It is God's moral commandments for our behavior which David embraces in Psalm 119 (and in Psalm 19 as well). It is the moral will of God which makes one wise; it is God's moral commandments what enlighten the eyes. And it is with the Spirit that we are not only able to follow God's moral commands, but also to love them. --Joe! |