2 Timothy 2:5
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5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
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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 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
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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 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
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Revelation 3:11
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Colossians 1:29
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29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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Colossians 1:29
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
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7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love 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 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that 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)
Hebrews 12:4
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4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
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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)
Hebrews 2:7
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7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
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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
Footnotes
- Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while
Luke 13:24
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24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall 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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10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
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Revelation 2:10
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Hebrews 2:9
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9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
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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)
Philippians 1:15
King James Version
15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of 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 the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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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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