ASV
KJV
26. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
ESV
26. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
ERVEN
26. So I run like someone who has a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something, not just the air.
NLT
26. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.
WEB
26. I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,
NET
26. So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.
NLV
26. In the same way, I run straight for the place at the end of the race. I fight to win. I do not beat the air.
HCSB
26. Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly, or box like one who beats the air.
YLT
26. I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;
LITV
26. So I run accordingly, as not uncertainly; so I fight, as not beating air;
RV
26. I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
NCV
26. So I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something -- not just the air.
MKJV
26. So then I run, not as if I were uncertain. And so I fight, not as one who beats the air.
AKJV
26. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air:
LXXEN
KJV
26. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
AMP
26. Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary.
KJVP
26. I G1473 P-1NS therefore G5106 PRT so G3779 ADV run G5143 V-PAI-1S , not G3756 PRT-N as G5613 ADV uncertainly G84 ADV ; so G3779 ADV fight G4438 V-PAI-1S I , not G3756 PRT-N as G5613 ADV one that beateth G1194 V-PAP-NSM the air G109 N-ASM :
YLT
26. I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;
ASV
26. I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
WEB
26. I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,
NASB
26. Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.
ESV
26. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.
RV
26. I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
RSV
26. Well, I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air;
NKJV
26. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as [one who] beats the air.
MKJV
26. So then I run, not as if I were uncertain. And so I fight, not as one who beats the air.
AKJV
26. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air:
NRSV
26. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air;
NIV
26. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.
NIRV
26. So I do not run like someone who doesn't run toward the finish line. I do not fight like a boxer who hits nothing but air.
NLT
26. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing.
MSG
26. I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me!
GNB
26. That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches.
NET
26. So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.
ERVEN
26. So I run like someone who has a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something, not just the air.