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1 Corinthians 9:27
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1 Corinthians 9:27
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27 But I discipline my body and (A)keep it under control,[a] lest after preaching to others (B)I myself should be (C)disqualified.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek I pummel my body and make it a slave
1 Corinthians 9:27
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1 Corinthians 9:27
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27 No, I strike a blow to my body(A) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(B)
1 Corinthians 9:25
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1 Corinthians 9:25
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25 Every (A)athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we (B)an imperishable.
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1 Corinthians 9:25
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1 Corinthians 9:25
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25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(A) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(B)
Romans 8:13
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Romans 8:13
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13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you (A)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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Romans 8:13
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Romans 8:13
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13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(A) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(B) you will live.(C)
Colossians 3:5
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Colossians 3:5
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5 (A)Put to death therefore (B)what is earthly in you:[a] (C)sexual immorality, impurity, (D)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (E)which is idolatry.
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- Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
2 Corinthians 13:5-6
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2 Corinthians 13:5-6
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5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. (A)Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that (B)Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! 6 I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test.
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2 Corinthians 13:5-6
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2 Corinthians 13:5-6
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5 Examine yourselves(A) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(B) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(C)—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test.
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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11 Beloved, I urge you (A)as sojourners and exiles (B)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, (C)which wage war against your soul.
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1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)
1 Corinthians 8:13
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1 Corinthians 8:13
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13 Therefore, (A)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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1 Corinthians 8:13
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1 Corinthians 8:13
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13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(A)
1 Corinthians 6:12-13
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1 Corinthians 6:12-13
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Flee Sexual Immorality
12 (A)“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13 (B)“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one (C)and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but (D)for the Lord, and (E)the Lord for the body.
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1 Corinthians 6:12-13
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1 Corinthians 6:12-13
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Sexual Immorality
12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(A) “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.”(B) The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord,(C) and the Lord for the body.
2 Corinthians 6:4-5
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2 Corinthians 6:4-5
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4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5 in beatings, imprisonments(A) and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;(B)
Romans 6:18-19
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Romans 6:18-19
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18 and, (A)having been set free from sin, (B)have become slaves of righteousness. 19 (C)I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For (D)just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members (E)as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
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Romans 6:18-19
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Romans 6:18-19
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18 You have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves to righteousness.(B)
19 I am using an example from everyday life(C) because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness(D) leading to holiness.
Luke 9:25
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Luke 9:25
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25 (A)For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
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Luke 9:25
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Luke 9:25
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25 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?
2 Corinthians 11:27
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2 Corinthians 11:27
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27 (A)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, (B)in hunger and thirst, often without food,[a] in cold and exposure.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:27 Or often in fasting
2 Corinthians 11:27
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2 Corinthians 11:27
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27 I have labored and toiled(A) and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food;(B) I have been cold and naked.
2 Timothy 2:22
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 So (A)flee (B)youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with (C)those who call on the Lord (D)from a pure heart.
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2 Timothy 2:22
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2 Timothy 2:22
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22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love(A) and peace, along with those who call on the Lord(B) out of a pure heart.(C)
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