Hebrews 12:1
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The Race of Faith
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (A)let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and (B)let us run (C)with endurance the race that is set before us,
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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
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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2 Timothy 4:7
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1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Striving for a Crown
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? (A)Run in such a way that you may [a]obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize [b]is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for (B)an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: (C)not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 (D)But I discipline my body and (E)bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become (F)disqualified.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:24 win
- 1 Corinthians 9:25 exercises self-control
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)
Philippians 2:16
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16 holding fast the word of life, so that (A)I may rejoice in the day of Christ that (B)I have not run in vain or labored in (C)vain.
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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)
Luke 21:34
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The Importance of Watching(A)
34 “But (B)take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with [a]carousing, drunkenness, and (C)cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
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- Luke 21:34 dissipation
Luke 21:34
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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.
Philippians 3:10-14
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10 that I may know Him and the (A)power of His resurrection, and (B)the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may (C)attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (D)attained,[b] or am already (E)perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [c]apprehended; but one thing I do, (F)forgetting those things which are behind and (G)reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 (H)I press toward the goal for the prize of (I)the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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- Philippians 3:11 Lit. arrive at
- Philippians 3:12 obtained it
- Philippians 3:13 laid hold of it
Philippians 3:10-14
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10 I want to know(A) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,(B) becoming like him in his death,(C) 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection(D) from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,(E) but I press on to take hold(F) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.(G) 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind(H) and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on(I) toward the goal to win the prize(J) for which God has called(K) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, (A)which has great reward. 36 (B)For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, (C)you may receive the promise:
37 “For (D)yet a little while,
And (E)He[a] who is coming will come and will not [b]tarry.
38 Now (F)the[c] just shall live by faith;
But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”
39 But we are not of those (G)who draw back to [d]perdition, but of those who (H)believe to the saving of the soul.
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- Hebrews 10:37 Or that which
- Hebrews 10:37 delay
- Hebrews 10:38 NU My just one
- Hebrews 10:39 destruction
Hebrews 10:35-39
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35 So do not throw away your confidence;(A) it will be richly rewarded.
36 You need to persevere(B) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(C) 37 For,
38 And,
“But my righteous[b] one will live by faith.(F)
And I take no pleasure
in the one who shrinks back.”[c](G)
39 But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.
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- Hebrews 10:37 Isaiah 26:20; Hab. 2:3
- Hebrews 10:38 Some early manuscripts But the righteous
- Hebrews 10:38 Hab. 2:4 (see Septuagint)
Colossians 3:5-8
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5 (A)Therefore put to death (B)your members which are on the earth: (C)fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (D)which is idolatry. 6 (E)Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon (F)the sons of disobedience, 7 (G)in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
8 (H)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
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Colossians 3:5-8
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5 Put to death,(A) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(B) sexual immorality,(C) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(D) which is idolatry.(E) 6 Because of these, the wrath of God(F) is coming.[a] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(G) 8 But now you must also rid yourselves(H) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(I) and filthy language from your lips.(J)
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- Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient
Galatians 5:7
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Galatians 5:7
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Romans 12:12
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12 (A)rejoicing in hope, (B)patient[a] in tribulation, (C)continuing steadfastly in prayer;
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- Romans 12:12 persevering
Romans 12:12
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1 Peter 2:1
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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
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1 Peter 2:1
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2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.
Ephesians 4:22-24
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22 that you (A)put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and (B)be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you (C)put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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Ephesians 4:22-24
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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C) 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;(D) 24 and to put on(E) the new self,(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(G)
2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.
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