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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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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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,
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)
Revelation 3:11
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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)
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 5:7
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Jeremiah 12:5
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God’s Answer
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or you feel secure only
- Jeremiah 12:5 Or the flooding of
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)
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I have seen something else under the sun:
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.
Psalm 19:5
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Hosea 12:10
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