1 Corinthians 9:24-25
24You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don't you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious.Gal 2:2; 5:7; Phil 2:16; 3:14; 2Tim 4:7; Heb 12:1 25Everyone who enters an athletic contest practices self-control in everything. They do it to win a wreath that dies, but we to win one that never dies.Eph 6:12; 1Tim 6:12; 2Tim 2:5; 4:7-8; James 1:12; 1Pet 1:4; 5:4; Rev 2:10; 3:11Philippians 3:14
14I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize ▼▼Lit. the goal for the prize
of God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.2Tim 4:7-8; Heb 3:1; 12:1 1 Timothy 6:12
12Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.1Cor 9:25-26; Phil 3:12, 14; 1Tim 1:18; 6:19; 2Tim 4:7; Heb 13:23Hebrews 12:1
1We Must Look Off to JesusTherefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles ▼▼Other mss. read distracts
us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us,Rom 12:12; 1Cor 9:24; Phil 3:13-14; Col 3:8; Heb 10:36; 1Pet 2:1
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