1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
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23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(A) 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.(B)
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- 5.23 Or complete
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple[a] of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?(A) 20 For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.(B)
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1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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24 Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.(A) 25 Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.(B) 26 So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air, 27 but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.(C)
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Philippians 3:12-14
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Pressing toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal,[a] but I press on to lay hold of that for which Christ[b] has laid hold of me.(A) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have laid hold[c] of it, but one thing I have laid hold of: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,(B) 14 I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly[d] call of God in Christ Jesus.(C)
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Hebrews 12:1-2
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The Example of Jesus
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely,[a] and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,(A) 2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[b] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(B)
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1 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 Have nothing to do with profane and foolish tales. Train yourself in godliness,(A) 8 for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.(B)
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Proverbs 31:17
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17 She girds herself with strength
and makes her arms strong.
Sirach 30:15
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15 Health and fitness are better than any gold
and a robust body[a] than countless riches.
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- 30.15 Gk: Syr Heb read spirit
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