Therefore, the way I am running is not uncertainly; the way I am directing my blows is so as not to be striking the air; but I pummel my body and lead it as a slave, that, after I have preached to others, I myself should not become disapproved somehow. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 9: 24 - 27.
Sellepärast ma ei jookse nagu pimedast peast, ma ei võitle nõnda nagu see, kes tuult peksab, vaid ma talitsen oma ihu ja teen selle oma orjaks, et ma muile jutlust öeldes ise ei saaks kõlvatuks ”.