1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
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1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
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1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.
1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.
1 Corinthians 9:26
So then I am running, not uncertainly; so I am fighting, not as one who gives blows in the air:
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.
Hebrews 12:1
For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:2
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,
Philippians 3:14
I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:5
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
1 Timothy 6:12
Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.
Hebrews 12:4
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
1 Timothy 4:7
But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:
1 Timothy 4:8
For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.
Acts 20:24
But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
Philippians 3:8
Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
Psalms 19:5
Who is like a newly married man coming from his bride-tent, and is glad like a strong runner starting on his way.
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1 Peter 5:1
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
1 Peter 5:3
Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
1 Peter 5:4
And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
2 Timothy 4:8
From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
1 Thessalonians 2:19
For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?
1 Peter 1:4
And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
Revelation 4:10
The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,
Matthew 25:34
Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
Hebrews 3:14
For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;
1 Peter 4:13
But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.
Revelation 3:21
To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.
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2 Timothy 4:6
For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.
2 Timothy 4:7
I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
James 1:12
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
Revelation 2:10
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 3:11
I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.
Philippians 4:1
So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.
Revelation 4:4
And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.
Luke 22:29
And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me,
Philippians 3:17
Brothers, take me as your example, and take note of those who are walking after the example we have given.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
Revelation 4:9
And when the beasts give glory and honour to him who is seated on the high seat, to him who is living for ever and ever,
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Luke 13:24
Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.
Colossians 1:29
And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
Philippians 1:27
Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
Philippians 3:11
If in any way I may have the reward of life from the dead.
Philippians 3:12
Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.
Colossians 2:1
For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;
Acts 13:25
And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.
Galatians 2:2
And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.
Philippians 1:30
Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.
Philippians 2:12
So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;
Philippians 2:16
Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
Philippians 3:15
Then let us all, who have come to full growth, be of this mind: and if in anything you are of a different mind, even this will God make clear to you:
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
Hebrews 4:1
Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.
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Galatians 5:23
Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.
Acts 24:25
And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.
2 Peter 1:6
And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.
Titus 2:2
That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
Titus 1:8
But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
Proverbs 21:17
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.
Proverbs 23:1
When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;
Proverbs 23:2
And put a knife to your throat, if you have a strong desire for food.
Proverbs 25:16
If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.
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1 Corinthians 9:18
What then is my reward? This, that when I am giving the good news, I may give it without payment, not making use of my rights as a preacher of the good news.
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.
1 Corinthians 9:20
And to the Jews I was as a Jew, so that I might give the good news to them; to those under the law I was the same, not as being myself under the law, but so that I might give the good news to those under the law.
1 Corinthians 9:21
To those without the law I was as one without the law, not as being without law to God, but as under law to Christ, so that I might give the good news to those without the law.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
1 Corinthians 9:23
And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.
1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.
1 Corinthians 8:13
For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.
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2 Timothy 2:3
Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:4
A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
Galatians 5:7
You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?
Colossians 2:18
Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
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Ephesians 6:10
Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
Ephesians 6:11
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
Ephesians 6:12
For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
Ephesians 6:13
For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.
Ephesians 6:14
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness;
Ephesians 6:15
Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet;
Ephesians 6:16
And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
Ephesians 6:17
And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
Ephesians 6:18
With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,
Isaiah 40:31
But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.
2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
2 Corinthians 10:5
Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
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Romans 1:23
And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
1 Corinthians 15:52
In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:53
For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:54
But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
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2 Corinthians 5:10
For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:13
Every man's work will be made clear in that day, because it will be tested by fire; and the fire itself will make clear the quality of every man's work.
1 Corinthians 3:14
If any man's work comes through the test, he will have a reward.
1 Corinthians 4:5
For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
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Psalms 8:6
You have made him ruler over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet;
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?
Matthew 19:26
And Jesus, looking at them, said, With men this is not possible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatever you make request for in prayer, having faith, you will get.
Mark 9:23
And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.
Romans 8:28
And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
Romans 8:32
He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
1 Corinthians 3:21
So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;
2 Corinthians 5:17
So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.
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Matthew 6:19
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
Matthew 6:20
But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:
Matthew 6:21
For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
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