2 Timothy 2:5
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5 (A)An athlete is not (B)crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
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2 Timothy 2:5
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5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown(A) except by competing according to the rules.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives (A)the prize? So (B)run that you may obtain it. 25 Every (C)athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we (D)an imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I (E)do not box as one (F)beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and (G)keep it under control,[a] lest after preaching to others (H)I myself should be (I)disqualified.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:27 Greek I pummel my body and make it a slave
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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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. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(C) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(D) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(E) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(F) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(G) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(H)
Revelation 3:11
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11 (A)I am coming soon. (B)Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize (C)your crown.
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, (B)I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is (C)laid up for me (D)the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, (E)the righteous judge, will award to me on (F)that day, and not only to me but also to all (G)who have loved his appearing.
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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)
James 1:12
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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.
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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 1:29
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29 For this (A)I toil, (B)struggling (C)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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Colossians 1:29
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Hebrews 12:4
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4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
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Hebrews 12:4
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God Disciplines His Children
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.(A)
Luke 13:24
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24 (A)“Strive (B)to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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Luke 13:24
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24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,(A) because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
Revelation 2:10
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Revelation 2:10
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Hebrews 2:9
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9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor(A) because he suffered death,(B) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.(C)
Hebrews 2:7
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7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels;
you have crowned him with glory and honor,[a]
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- Hebrews 2:7 Some manuscripts insert and set him over the works of your hands
Hebrews 2:7
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7 You made them a little[a] lower than the angels;
you crowned them with glory and honor
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- Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while
Philippians 1:15
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15 (A)Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.
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Philippians 1:15
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15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when (A)the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the (B)unfading (C)crown of glory.
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1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when the Chief Shepherd(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(B) that will never fade away.(C)
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