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5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules.
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5 And if someone likewise competes as an athlete, he is not crowned as victor unless he competes according to the rules.
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5 And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules.
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5 Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
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5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
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5 And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.
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5 Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
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5 It is the same for anyone who takes part in a sport. They don’t receive the winner’s crown unless they play by the rules.
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5 It is the same with an athlete who runs a race. He cannot win the race unless he obeys the rules.
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5 and if anyone also may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
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