1 Corinthians 9:27 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Rather, I’m landing punches on my own body and subduing it like a slave. I do this to be sure that I myself won’t be disqualified after preaching to others. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, I chastise my body, so as to redirect it into servitude. Otherwise, I might preach to others, but become myself an outcast. |