Reference: Castaway
Easton
Gr. adokimos, (1Co 9:27), one regarded as unworthy (R.V., "rejected"); elsewhere rendered "reprobate" (2Ti 3:8, etc.); "rejected" (Heb 6:8, etc.).
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But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people in turn oppose the truth; they are men of depraved minds and counterfeit faith.
But if it yields thorns and thistles, it is thought worthless and almost cursed, and it will finally be burned.
Morish
????????. Paul kept his body under control, lest, though he had preached to others, he himself should be a castaway. 1Co 9:27. The same word is translated 'reprobate' in Ro 1:28; 2Co 13:5-7; 2Ti 3:8; Tit 1:16; and 'rejected' in Heb 6:8. It is the negative form of 'approved,' Ro 16:10; etc.
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And just as they refused to recognize God any longer, God has abandoned them to unworthy impulses and indecent conduct.
Remember me to that veteran Christian, Apelles. Remember me to those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.
They profess to know God, but they disown him by what they do; they are detestable, disobedient men, worthless for any good purpose.
This is a trustworthy teaching, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who believe in God may make it their business to do good. All this is right and beneficial to mankind.
But if it yields thorns and thistles, it is thought worthless and almost cursed, and it will finally be burned.