1 Corinthians 9:25-27

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁵ And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.

²⁶ I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:

²⁷ But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.