1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that every runner in the stadium races, yet only one is given the prize? Run like that one, so as to win it.
Treated in 9 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the Second cites 1 Cor. ix. 24
…Tim. ii. 3, whom he commands to be “a good soldier,” and to “fight the good fight.” And, 1 Cor. ix. 24, he represents them as running “in a race:” and observes also, that “no one is crowned…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Discipline: The Glad Surrender cites 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
…work and feelings — which do you find hardest? Choose one to work on this month. 2. Read 1 Corinthians 9:24–27, and ask what in your daily habits is mastering you rather than being mastered. 3. Keep a…
- Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 2 ·
Day 19 — Run to Win cites 1 Corinthians 9:24–25
…do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.” — 1 Corinthians 9:24–25 (BSB) Paul liked sports. In his day, the Greek world held huge athletic competitions, a…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
Stripping for the Race cites 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24
…which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 He anticipates the objection that such stripping will leave life poor. Not so, he…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Is It Wrong to Be Ambitious? cites 1 Corinthians 9:24
…athletes as a picture of the Christian life: “Run in such a way as to take the prize” (1 Corinthians 9:24). But keep asking whose name you’re trying to make great. Humility isn’t thinking you’re…
- C. T. Studd (For Teens) ·
Mr Studd at the Oval cites 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
…in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” — 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (ASV) Charlie had been converted. Then, by his own later account, he went cold for about…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Fenner’s and the Oval cites 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
…in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” — 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, ASV Trinity College Charlie Studd went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1879…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Sixth Stage cites 1 Cor. 9:24-27
…The crown is before you, and it is an incorruptible one; “so run that ye may obtain it.” 1 Cor. 9:24-27. Some there be that set out for this crown, and after they have gone far for it, another…
- Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
…discipline he did not yet give to God, in a game divided by class. Scriptures to revisit 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; James 2:1-5. Reflection 1. What receives your best effort? 2. Where do you expect…