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1 Corinthians 9:24
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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Striving for a Crown
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? (A)Run in such a way that you may [a]obtain it.
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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1 Corinthians 9:24
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The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(A) Run(B) in such a way as to get the prize.
Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 (A)I press toward the goal for the prize of (B)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 I press on(A) toward the goal to win the prize(B) for which God has called(C) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1
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Hebrews 12:1
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The Race of Faith
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is set before us,
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Hebrews 12:1
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Hebrews 12:1
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12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run(A) with perseverance(B) the race marked out for us,
Revelation 3:11
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Revelation 3:11
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11 [a]Behold, (A)I am coming quickly! (B)Hold fast what you have, that no one may take (C)your crown.
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- Revelation 3:11 NU, M omit Behold
Revelation 3:11
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Revelation 3:11
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me (B)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous (C)Judge, will give to me (D)on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 I have fought the good fight,(A) I have finished the race,(B) I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me(C) the crown of righteousness,(D) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(E)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(F)
Philippians 2:16
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Philippians 2:16
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16 holding fast the word of life, so that (A)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (B)I have not run in vain or labored in (C)vain.
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Philippians 2:16
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Philippians 2:16
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16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ(A) that I did not run(B) or labor in vain.(C)
Galatians 5:7
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Galatians 5:7
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Galatians 5:7
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Galatians 5:7
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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26 Therefore I run thus: (A)not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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1 Corinthians 9:26
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26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(A) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(B)
Galatians 2:2
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Galatians 2:2
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2 And I went up [a]by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but (A)privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means (B)I might run, or had run, in vain.
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- Galatians 2:2 because of
Galatians 2:2
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Galatians 2:2
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2 I went in response to a revelation(A) and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles.(B) I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race(C) in vain.
Jeremiah 12:5
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Jeremiah 12:5
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The Lord Answers Jeremiah
5 “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you,
Then how can you contend with horses?
And if in the land of peace,
In which you trusted, they wearied you,
Then how will you do in (A)the [a]floodplain of the Jordan?
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- Jeremiah 12:5 Or thicket
Jeremiah 12:5
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Jeremiah 12:5
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God’s Answer
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- Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I returned (A)and saw under the sun that—
The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and (B)chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I have seen something else under the sun:
James 1:12
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James 1:12
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Loving God Under Trials
12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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James 1:12
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James 1:12
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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)
Colossians 2:18
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Colossians 2:18
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18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has [a]not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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- Colossians 2:18 NU omits not
Colossians 2:18
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Colossians 2:18
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18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(A) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(B) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
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