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 keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, these people resist the truth, for they are depraved in mind and so counterfeits in the faith.
But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning.
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 so, as they did not approve of fully recognizing God any longer, God gave them up to minds that He did not approve, to practices that were improper;
Remember me to Apelles, that most venerated Christian. Remember me to the members of Aristobulus' family.
But I keep on beating and bruising my body and making it my slave, so that I, after I have summoned others to the race, may not myself become unfit to run.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown Him; they are detestable, disobedient, and useless for anything good.
It is a message to be trusted, and I want you to be emphatic about these things, so that those who believe in God may be careful to take the lead in doing good. These things are right and render service to mankind.
But if it continues to yield thorns and thistles, it is considered worthless and in danger of being cursed, and its final fate is burning.