And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. |
And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. |
And also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules. |
Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. |
And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully (fairly, according to the rules laid down). |
And if a person contends in the athletic games, he is not crowned as the victor unless he engages in the athletic contest according to the prescribed rules. |
2. A man who enters an athletic contest wins no prize unless he keeps the rules laid down. |
No contestant in the games is crowned, unless he competes according to the rules. |
And 1161 if 1437 a man 5100 also 2532 strive for masteries, 118 yet is he not 3756 crowned, 4737 except 3362 he strive 118 lawfully. 3545 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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