1Cor 9:25-27, 2Ti 2:6, Heb 3:1, 14, 1Pe 5:1, 1Jo 1:3 | ESV | STEP | Every athlete exercises self-control in all things . They do it to receive a perishable wreath , but we an imperishable .

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1 Corinthians 9:25-27

25 Every ^aathlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we ^ban imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I ^cdo not box as one ^dbeating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and ^ekeep it under control, ^{▼▼Greek I pummel my body and make it a slave} lest after preaching to others ^gI myself should be ^hdisqualified.

2 Timothy 2:6

6 It is ⁱthe hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

Hebrews 3:1

Jesus Greater Than Moses

1 Therefore, holy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12} you who share in ^ka heavenly calling, consider Jesus, ^lthe apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 3:14

14 For we have come to share in Christ, ^mif indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.

1 Peter 5:1

Shepherd the Flock of God

1 So I exhort the elders among you, ⁿas a fellow elder and ^oa witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:

1 John 1:3

3 ^pthat which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ^qour fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.