¹¹ and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection^(A) from the dead.

¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,^(B) but I press on to take hold^(C) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.^{(D) 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^(E) and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on^(F) toward the goal to win the prize^(G) for which God has called^(H) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

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)