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.
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Treated in 9 passages across the library.

  1. The Bondage of the Will · Martin Luther

    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…

  2. The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  3. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  4. The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  5. Real Questions – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  6. C. T. Studd (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  7. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    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…

  8. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    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…

  9. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    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…

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